Governorates of Syria

Governorates of Syria
محافظات سوريا (Arabic)
Category Unitary State
Location Syrian Arab Republic
Number 14 Governorates
Populations 90,000 (Quneitra) – 4,868,000 (Aleppo)
Areas 110 km2 (41 sq mi) (Damascus) – 42,220 km2 (16,302 sq mi) (Homs)
Government provincial councils and their executive bureaus
Subdivisions District
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Syria Is a unitary state, but for administrative purposes, it is divided into fourteen governorates (muhafazat, singular muhafazah). The governorates are divided into sixty districts (manatiq, singular mintaqah), which are further divided into subdistricts (nawahi, singular nahia). The nawahi contain villages, which are the smallest administrative units.

Each governorate is headed by a governor, appointed by the president, subject to cabinet approval. The governor is responsible for administration, health, social services, education, tourism, public works, transportation, domestic trade, agriculture, industry, civil defense, and maintenance of law and order in the governorate. The minister of local administration works closely with each governor to coordinate and supervise local development projects. The governor is assisted by a provincial council, all of whose members are popularly elected for four-year terms. In addition, each council elects from among its member an executive bureau which administers the day to day issues between provincial council sessions. Each executive officer is charged with specific functions.

Districts and subdistricts are administered by officials appointed by the governor. These officials work on local matters with elected district councils and serve as intermediaries between the central government and traditional local leaders, such as village chiefs, clan leaders, and councils of elders.

List

Governorate name Area
(km²)		 Population
(2010) 		Population density
(km²)		 Districts Photo Location
Aleppo Governorate 18,500 4,600,166 248.65 8
Raqqa Governorate 19,616 919,000 46.84 3
As-Suwayda Governorate 5,550 364,000 65.58 3
Damascus Governorate 1,599 2,211,042 18,273.07 1
Daraa Governorate 3,730 998,000 267.65 3
Deir ez-Zor Governorate 33,060 1,200,500 36.31 3
Hama Governorate 8,883 1,593,000 179.33 5
Hasaka Governorate 23,334 1,272,702 55.54 4
Homs Governorate 42,223 1,762,500 41.74 6
Idlib Governorate 6,097 1,464,000 240.11 5
Latakia Governorate 2,297 1,278,486 556.58 4
Quneitra Governorate 1,861 87,000 46.74 2
Rif Dimashq Governorate 18,032 2,831,738 157.03 9
Tartus Governorate 1,892 785,000 414.90 5

Capital

Country Capital Space
(km²)		 Population
(2010) 		Population density
(inhabitants/km²) 		Divisions
 Science Location Administrative divisions
Syria Damascus 185.180 22,515,750 118,91 14 Governorates,
60 Districts

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