Azaz District

Azaz District
منطقة أعزاز
District
Azaz District in Syria
Location of Azaz District within Aleppo Governorate
Coordinates (Azaz): 36°21′N 37°02′E / 36.35°N 37.03°E / 36.35; 37.03Coordinates: 36°21′N 37°02′E / 36.35°N 37.03°E / 36.35; 37.03
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]

Sub-Districts of Azaz District
The administrative center of Nahiya Azaz shown above is the city of Azaz.
The administrative center of Nahiya Tell Rifaat shown above is the city of Tell Rifaat.
The administrative center of Nahiya Nubl shown above is the city of Nubl.
The administrative center of Nahiya Mare' shown above is the city of Mare'.
The administrative center of Nahiya Sawran shown above is the city of Sawran.
The administrative center of Nahiya Akhtarin shown above is the city of Akhtarin.

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

Subdistricts of Azaz District
PCode Name Area Population Villages Seat
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. 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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