As-Suwayda District

as-Suwayda District (Arabic: منطقة السويداء, romanized: manṭiqat as-Suwaydā’) is a district of the as-Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of as-Suwayda. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 180,907.

as-Suwayda District
منطقة السويداء
Map of as-Suwayda District within as-Suwayda Governorate
Coordinates (as-Suwayda): 32.7°N 36.57°E / 32.7; 36.57
Country Syria
Governorateas-Suwayda
Seatas-Suwayda
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
  Total2,804.22 km2 (1,082.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total180,907
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1300
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