Municipalities of Damascus | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Damascus Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Damascus |
Subdivision Type3: | City municipalities |
Subdivision Name3: | 16 |
Subdivision Type4: | City districts |
Subdivision Name4: | 95 |
Subdivision Name5: | Damascus |
Area Total Km2: | 105 |
Area Urban Km2: | 77 |
Area Urban Sq Mi: | 29.73 |
Elevation M: | 680 |
Population Total: | 2,503,000 |
Population As Of: | 2022 estimate |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Administratively, Damascus Governorate, one of Syria's 14 governorates, is divided into two cities: the city of Damascus and the city of Yarmouk. The city of Damascus is divided into 16 municipalities (Arabic: بلدية|[[baladiyah]]). Every municipal district is managed by an elected mayor, which in turn is divided into 95 districts (Arabic: الحي hayy),[1] each headed by a mayor, and they all participate in the election of the Damascus city council.[2] Yarmouk is one whole municipality, and is divided into 6 neighborhoods.[1]
Municipality | Population (2004) | Districts[3] | |
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24,721 |
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107,596 |
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96,962 |
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83,245 |
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58,053 |
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113,968 |
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123,313 |
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177,456 |
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55,510 |
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89,974 |
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95,944 |
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92,646 |
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72,303 |
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83,814 |
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119,569 |
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137,248 |
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