Safita District

Safita District
منطقة صافيتا
Map of Safita District within Tartus Governorate
Map of Safita District within Tartus Governorate
Coordinates (Safita): 34°49′N 36°07′E / 34.82°N 36.12°E / 34.82; 36.12
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
SeatSafita
Subdistricts6 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total355.75 km2 (137.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total129,632
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1003

Safita District (Arabic: منطقة صافيتا, romanizedmanṭiqat Ṣāfītā) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Safita. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 129,632.[2]

  1. ^ "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ 2004 official census Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine