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Municipalities of Damascus
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name | Municipalities of Damascus |
| image_map | Districts of damascus english.svg | |
| map_caption | Municipalities of Damascus | |
| <!-- location ------------------> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria | |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate | |
| subdivision_name1 | Damascus Governorate | |
| subdivision_type2 | City | |
| subdivision_name2 | Damascus | |
| subdivision_type3 | City municipalities | |
| subdivision_name3 | 16 | |
| subdivision_type4 | City districts | |
| subdivision_name4 | 95 | |
| subdivision_name5 | Damascus | |
| area_total_km2 | 105 | |
| area_urban_km2 | 77 | |
| area_urban_sq_mi | 29.73 | |
| elevation_m | 680 | |
| population_total | 2,503,000 | |
| population_as_of | 2022 estimate | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
Administratively, Damascus Governorate, one of Syria's 14 governorates, is divided into 16 municipalities (). Every municipal district is managed by an elected mayor, which in turn is divided into 95 districts (Arabic: الحي hayy), each headed by a mayor, and they all participate in the election of the Damascus city council. Yarmouk is one whole municipality, and is divided into 6 neighborhoods.
Municipalities of Damascus Governorate
| Municipality | Population (2004) | title=Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Governorate Reference map | url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/SYR_11102_Damascus_A1L_20150316_web.pdf | website=ReliefWeb | publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | access-date=2016-04-08 | date=2015-03-16}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient City (Old City) | 24,721 | ||||||
| Barzeh | 107,596 | ||||||
| Dummar | 96,962 | ||||||
| Jobar | 83,245 | ||||||
| Qanawat | 58,053 | ||||||
| Kafr Souseh | 113,968 | ||||||
| Mezzeh | 123,313 | ||||||
| Al-Midan | 177,456 | ||||||
| Muhajreen | 55,510 | ||||||
| Qaboun | 89,974 | ||||||
| Qadam | 95,944 | ||||||
| Rukn ad-Din | 92,646 | ||||||
| Al-Salihiyah | 72,303 | ||||||
| Sarouja | 83,814 | ||||||
| Al-Shaghour | 119,569 | ||||||
| Yarmouk | 137,248 |
References
References
- "Damascus governorate population 2004 census".
- [http://www.damaselec.com/Arabic/Service-map.aspx كهرباء دمشق] {{Webarchive. link. (10 March 2017)
- (2015-03-16). "Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Governorate Reference map". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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