Tartus Governorate

Ṭarṭūs / طرطوس Tartus
The location of the province in Syria
Basic data
Country	Syria
Capital	Tartus
surface	1890 km²
Residents	785,000 (2010)
density	415 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	SY-TA

Coordinates: 34 ° 58 '  N , 36 ° 4'  E

Tartus ( Arabic مُحافظة طرطوس, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Ṭarṭūs ) is one of the 14 Syrian governorates and is located in the west of the country on the border with Lebanon . In the west the governorate borders on the Mediterranean Sea . Around 785,000 people live in an area of ​​1,890 km² (2010 estimate). The capital of the governorate is Tartus .

Districts

The governorate is divided into five districts (Mintaqa):

• Ash-Sheikh Badr
• Baniyas
• Duraik
• Safita
• Tartus

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