Azaz District
Azaz District منطقة أعزاز | |
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District | |
Location of Azaz District within Aleppo Governorate | |
Coordinates (Azaz): 36°21′N 37°02′E / 36.35°N 37.03°ECoordinates: 36°21′N 37°02′E / 36.35°N 37.03°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
Seat | Azaz |
Subdistricts | 6 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 1,259.96 km2 (486.47 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[1] | 251,769 |
Geocode | SY0204 |
Azaz District (Arabic: منطقة أعزاز, translit. manṭiqat A'zāz) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Azaz. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 251,769.[1]
The district lies between Afrin District to the west, Mount Simeon District to the south and al-Bab District to the east. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey.
Subdistricts
PCode | Name | Area | Population | Villages | Seat |
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SY020400 | Nahiya Azaz | 180.12 km² | 47,570 | 20 | Azaz |
SY020401 | Nahiya Akhtarin | 341.78 km² | 39,385 | 43 | Akhtarin |
SY020402 | Nahiya Tell Rifaat | 204.52 km² | 43,781 | 13 | Tell Rifaat |
SY020403 | Nahiya Mare' | 191.42 km² | 39,306 | 18 | Mare' |
SY020404 | Nahiya Nubl | 174.79 km² | 51,948 | 12 | Nubl |
SY020405 | Nahiya Sawran | 167.32 km² | 30,032 | 18 | Sawran |
References
- 1 2 "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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