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Governorates of Syria

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Governorates of Syria
محافظات سوريا (Arabic)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationSyria
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
Subdivisions

Arab LeagueMember State of the Arab League


Syria is aunitary state, but for administrative purposes, it is divided into fourteengovernorates, also calledprovinces orcounties in English (Arabicmuḥāfaẓāt, singularmuḥāfaẓah). Thegovernorates are divided into sixty-fivedistricts (manāṭiq, singularminṭaqah), which are further divided into subdistricts (nawāḥī, singularnāḥiyah). Thenawāḥī 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 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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Governorate nameArea
(km2)
Population
(2018)
Population density
(km2)
DistrictsPhotoLocation
Aleppo Governorate18,4824,600,166248.908
Raqqa Governorate19,616919,00046.853
Suwayda Governorate5,550500,00090.093
Damascus Governorate1062,211,04220858.891
Daraa Governorate3,730998,000267.563
Deir ez-Zor Governorate33,0601,200,50036.313
Hama Governorate8,8831,593,000179.325
Al-Hasakah Governorate23,3341,272,70254.534
Homs Governorate42,2231,762,50041.746
Idlib Governorate6,0971,464,000240.135
Latakia Governorate2,2971,278,486556.584
Quneitra Governorate1,86187,00046.742
Rif Dimashq Governorate18,0322,831,738157.049
Tartus Governorate1,892785,000414.895

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