Al-Rastan District

ar-Rastan District منطقة الرستن
District
Map of ar-Rastan District within Homs Governorate
Coordinates (ar-Rastan): 34.92°N 36.73°E / 34.92; 36.73
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
Control	Syrian Salvation Government[1]
Seat	ar-Rastan
Subdistricts	2 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	290.72 km^2 (112.25 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[2]
• Total	128,055
• Density	440/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0404

Ar-Rastan District (Arabic: منطقة الرستن, romanized: manṭiqat ar-Rastan) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Rastan. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 127,806.^[2]

Sub-districts

The district of ar-Rastan is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[2]):

• Al-Rastan Subdistrict (ناحية الرستن): population 64,271.^[3]
• Talbiseh Subdistrict (ناحية تلبيسة): population 63,784.^[4]

References

1. "Thousands flee Syria's Homs as opposition forces advance on key city". Al Jazeera English. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
2. "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
3. "Al-Rastan nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
4. "Talbiseh nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-07-01.