Arrondissement of Douai

The arrondissement of Douai is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Douai.
History.
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the "arrondissement" of Douai was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Douai is in the central part of the Nord department. It borders with the Lille "arrondissement" to the north, the Valenciennes "arrondissement" to the east, the Cambrai "arrondissement" to the southeast and the Pas-de-Calais department to the south and west.
The "arrondissement" of Douai is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of . It has a population of 246,595 inhabitants for a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Composition.
Cantons.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
The cantons in the "arrondissement" of Douai are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Douai has 64 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: