Manbij District

Manbij District (Arabic: منطقة منبج, romanizedmanṭiqat Manbiǧ) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Manbij. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 408,143.[1]

Manbij District
منطقة منبج
Manbij District in Syria
Location of Manbij District within Aleppo Governorate
Manbij District is located in Syria
Manbij District
Manbij District
Location in Syria
Coordinates (Manbij): 36°32′N 37°57′E / 36.53°N 37.95°E / 36.53; 37.95
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
SeatManbij
Subdistricts5 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total5,183.99 km2 (2,001.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
408,143
GeocodeSY0205
The administrative center of Manbij Subdistrict shown above is the city of Manbij.
The administrative center of Abu Qilqil Subdistrict shown above is the city of Abu Qilqil.
The administrative center of al-Khafsah Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Khafsah.
The administrative center of Maskanah Subdistrict shown above is the city of Maskanah.

A 2019 report has estimated the population of Manbij district at 450,000 with 80% of the population being Arab, 15% Kurdish and 5% Turkmen and Circassian.[2]

Sub-districts

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The district of Manbij is divided into five subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Subdistricts of Manbij District
CodeNameAreaPopulationSeat
SY020500Manbij Subdistrict1,219.88 km²204,766Manbij
Abu Kahf SubdistrictAbu Kahf
SY020501Abu Qilqil Subdistrict394.38 km²47,109Abu Qilqil
SY020502al-Khafsah Subdistrict3,063.46 km²92,368al-Khafsah
SY020503Maskanah Subdistrict506.27 km²64,829Maskanah

The Abu Kahf Subdistrict was separated from the Manbij Subdistrict in 2009.[3]

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