Hawija District

Hawija District
قضاء الحويجة
District
Map of Hawija District
Map of Hawija District
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk
SeatHawija
Area
[1]
 • Total
2,678 km2 (1,034 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
321,299
 • Density120.0/km2 (310.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Area code+964 50

Hawija District (Arabic: قضاء الحويجة, romanized: qaḍāʾ al-Ḥawīǧa) is a district in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Hawija.[3]

The district's 321,299 inhabitants are mostly Sunni Arabs, with the rest being Shia Turkmens and Kaka'i Kurds. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas.[3][4]

Towns and villages

References

  1. ↑ "Iraq: Governorates, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Iraq: Governorates, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  3. 1 2 Hummel, Kristina (2017-10-18). "The Hawija Offensive: A Liberation Exposes Faultlines". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Kirkuk (Tameem)". European Union Agency for Asylum. Retrieved 2024-03-11.


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