Homs District
Homs District (Arabic: منطقة حمص, romanized: manṭiqat Ḥimṣ) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Homs.
Homs District
منطقة حمص | |
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Map of Homs District within Homs Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Homs): 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Seat | Homs |
| Subdistricts | 10 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,758.92 km2 (2,995.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 945,299 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0401 |
The district was split in 2010, when three sub-districts were separated to form the new Taldou District. At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 945,299.
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