Al-Qutayfah District

al-Qutayfah District (Arabic: منطقة القطيفة‎, romanized: manṭiqat al-Qutayfah) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Qutayfah. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 119,283.[1]

al-Qutayfah District منطقة القطيفة
District
Map of al-Qutayfah District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (al-Qutayfah): 33.73°N 36.58°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
Seat	al-Qutayfah
Subdistricts	4 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	1,587.63 km^2 (612.99 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	119,283
• Density	75/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0303

Sub-districts

The district of al-Qutayfah is divided into four sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Subdistricts of al-Qutayfah District

Code	Name	Area	Population
SY030300	al-Qutayfah Subdistrict	270.68 km²	44,820
SY030301	Jayroud Subdistrict	382.07 km²	31,821
SY030302	Maaloula Subdistrict	226.06 km²	12,192
SY030303	ar-Ruhaybah Subdistrict	708.82 km²	30,450

Localities in al-Qutayfah District

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of Al-Qutayfah:[1]

English Name	Arabic Name	Population	Subdistrict
ar-Ruhaybah	الرحيبة	30,450	ar-Ruhaybah
al-Qutayfah	القطيفة	26,671	al-Qutayfah
Jayroud	جيرود	24,219	Jayroud
Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun	معضمية القلمون	14,228	al-Qutayfah
al-Naseriyah	الناصرية	4,827	Jayroud
Hala	حله	3,921	al-Qutayfah
Jubaadin	جبعدين	3,778	Maaloula
Ain al-Tinah	عين التينة	3,206	Maaloula
Maaloula	معلولا	2,762	Maaloula
al-Tawani	التواني	2,446	Maaloula
al-Aatanah	العطنة	1,897	Jayroud
al-Mansoura	المنصورة	878	Jayroud

References

1. "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: "Syria: 2004 census data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.