Taldou District
Taldou District
منطقة تلدو | |
|---|---|
 Map of Taldou District within Homs Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Taldou): 34°52′59″N 36°30′00″E / 34.8831°N 36.5°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Seat | Taldou |
| Subdistricts | 3 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
| • Total | 264.1 km2 (102.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 90,139 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0407 |
Taldou District (Arabic: منطقة تلدو, romanized: manṭiqat Taldou) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. Administrative centre is the town of Taldou.[2] The Northwestern Quadrant of the District is within Wadi al-Nasara, an Antiochian Greek Orthodox population region and cultural area. Krak Des Chevaliers, a famous Crusader Castle, is in the northwesternmost edge of the district.
The district was formed in 2010 from three sub-districts formerly belonging to Homs District. At the 2004 census, these sub-districts had a total population of 90,139.[1]
Sub-districts
[edit]The district of Taldou is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Taldou Subdistrict (ناحية تلدو): population 71,503.[3]
- Kafr Laha Subdistrict (ناحية كفرلاها): population 20,041.
- Al-Qabu Subdistrict (ناحية القبو): population 18,636.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "The formation of Taldou District". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ^ "Taldou nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Kabu nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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