Dimu ( ar, ديمو, also spelled ''Demo'') is a
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
n village located in the
Jubb Ramlah Subdistrict
Jubb Ramlah Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية جب رملة) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Masyaf District in Hama
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of the
Masyaf District in
Hama Governorate
Hama Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حماة / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria, bordering Idlib Governorate, Idlib and Aleppo Governorates ...
, 43 kilometers west of
Hama
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. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Dimu had a population of 1,102 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Sunni Muslim
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A municipal council was established to administer Dimu in 1995. Most of Dimu's working population is employed in agriculture, with the principal crops being potatoes, wheat, cotton, and summer vegetables. There is a primary school in the village.
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Populated places in Masyaf District
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