Hawija District
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Hawija District قضاء داقوق |
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{{#property:P242}} Location of Hawija District within Kirkuk Governorate |
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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.
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