Governorates of Syria

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Governorates of Syria

Syria is a unitary state, but for administrative purposes, it is divided into fourteen governorates, also called provinces or counties in English (Arabic muḥāfaẓāt, singular muḥāfaẓah). The governorates are divided into sixty-five districts (manāṭiq, singular minṭaqah), which are further divided into subdistricts (nawāḥī, singular nāḥiyah). The nawāḥī contain villages, which are the smallest administrative units.

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Governorates of Syria
محافظات سوريا (Arabic)
CategoryUnitary state
Location Syria
Number14 governorates
Populations90,000 (Quneitra) – 4,868,000 (Aleppo)
Areas110 km2 (41 sq mi) (Damascus) – 42,220 km2 (16,302 sq mi) (Homs)
Government
  • Provincial councils and their executive bureaus
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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 each 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 members 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.

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More information Governorate name, Area (km2) ...
Governorate name Area
(km2)
Population
(2018)
Population density
(km2)
Districts Photo Location
Aleppo Governorate 18,482 4,600,166 248.90 8 Thumb Thumb
Raqqa Governorate 19,616 919,000 46.84 3 Thumb Thumb
Suwayda Governorate 5,550 500,000 65.58 3 Thumb Thumb
Damascus Governorate 106 2,211,042 20,858.89 1 Thumb Thumb
Daraa Governorate 3,730 998,000 267.65 3 Thumb Thumb
Deir ez-Zor Governorate 33,060 1,200,500 36.31 3 Thumb Thumb
Hama Governorate 8,883 1,593,000 179.33 5 Thumb Thumb
Al-Hasakah Governorate 23,334 1,272,702 55.54 4 Thumb Thumb
Homs Governorate 42,223 1,762,500 41.74 6 Thumb Thumb
Idlib Governorate 6,097 1,464,000 240.11 5 Thumb Thumb
Latakia Governorate 2,297 1,278,486 556.58 4 Thumb Thumb
Quneitra Governorate 1,861 87,000 46.74 2 Thumb Thumb
Rif Dimashq Governorate 18,032 2,831,738 157.03 9 Thumb Thumb
Tartus Governorate 1,892 785,000 414.90 5 Thumb Thumb
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