Hawija District
قضاء الحويجة
Hawija is located in Iraq
Hawija
Hawija
Location of Hawija in Iraq
Coordinates (Hawija): 35°19′N 43°46′E / 35.317°N 43.767°E / 35.317; 43.767
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk
SeatHawija
Population
 (2003)
151,267
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.

The district's approximately 150,000 inhabitants are mostly Sunni Arabs, with the rest being Shia Turkmens and Kaka'i Kurds. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas.

Towns and villages

Districts of Kirkuk Governorate

References


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