al-Bab District

al-Bab District
منطقة الباب
District
al-Bab District in Syria
Location of al-Bab District within Aleppo Governorate
Coordinates (al-Bab): 36°22′21″N 37°31′04″E / 36.3725°N 37.5178°E / 36.3725; 37.5178Coordinates: 36°22′21″N 37°31′04″E / 36.3725°N 37.5178°E / 36.3725; 37.5178
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
Seat al-Bab
Subdistricts 4 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total 1,480.19 km2 (571.50 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1] 201,589
Geocode SY0202

al-Bab District (Arabic: منطقة الباب‎, translit. manṭiqat al-Bāb‎) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Bab.

Sub-Districts of al-Bab District
The administrative center of Nahiya al-Rai shown above is the city of al-Rai.
The administrative center of Nahiya al-Bab shown above is the city of al-Bab.
The administrative center of Nahiya Arima shown above is the city of Arima.
The administrative center of Nahiya Tedef shown above is the city of Tedef.

The district was split in 2009, when three southern sub-districts were separated to form the new Dayr Hafir District.[2] At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 201,589.[1]

Sub-districts

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

 Subdistricts of al-Bab District
Code Name Area Population Seat
SY020200 Nahiya al-Bab 112,219 km² 112,219 al-Bab
SY020201 Nahiya Tedef 321.24 km² 41,951 Tedef
SY020202 Nahiya al-Rai 352.30 km² 15,378 al-Rai
SY020203 Nahiya Arima 317.38 km² 32,041 Arima

References

  1. 1 2 3 "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "إحداث منطقتي دير حافر والأتارب سيساهم في النهضة التنموية بالمحافظة". Al-Jamahir (in Arabic). Aleppo. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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