Hawija District

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Hawija District
قضاء داقوق
District
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Location of Hawija District within Kirkuk Governorate
Location of Hawija in Iraq
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Country  Iraq
Governorate Kirkuk
Seat Hawija
Population (2003) 151,267
Time zone AST (UTC+3)
Area code +964 50

Hawija District (Arabic: قضاء الحويجة‎, translit. qaḍāʾ al-Ḥawīǧa) is a district in southern Kirkuk Governorate, northern Iraq. Administrative center is the city of Hawija.

Hawija district has approximately 450,000 inhabitants, a vast majority of them Sunni Arabs, with the rest being Shia Turkomans and Kaka'i Kurds Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas.

Notable cities

Districts of Kirkuk Governorate

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