Qatana District

Qatana District
منطقة قطنا
Map of Qatana District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Map of Qatana District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (Qatana): 33°26′N 36°05′E / 33.43°N 36.08°E / 33.43; 36.08
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
SeatQatana
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total995.48 km2 (384.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total207,245
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0308

Qatana District (Arabic: منطقة قطنا, romanizedminṭaqat Qaṭana) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria.

The district is located just to the east of Mount Hermon. Administrative centre is the city of Qatana. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 207,245.[1]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data" (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: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.