Tartus District

Tartus District
منطقة طرطوس
Map of Tartus District within Tartus Governorate
Coordinates (Tartus): 34°53′N 35°53′E / 34.88°N 35.88°E / 34.88; 35.88
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
SeatTartus
Subdistricts7 nawāḥī
Area
  Total
536.71 km2 (207.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total
283,571
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1000

Tartus District (Arabic: منطقة طرطوس, romanized: manṭiqat Ṭarṭūs) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Tartus. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 283,571.