Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia

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The Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia , officially the Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consist of 13 provinces which are further divided into 118 governorates. The current system was created by a series of royal orders and amendments in the early 1990s. [1] [2] [3]

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Provinces

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates (Arabic : إمارات, romanized: Imārātsg. Arabic : إمارة, romanized: Imārah) or regions/provinces (Arabic : مناطق, romanized: manāṭiq), each governed by a governor or emir (Arabic : أمير, romanized: amīr, lit. 'prince'), [1] known as the Provincial Governor, to differentiate them from the governors of governorates. These are:

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Provinces of Saudi Arabia

Governorates

The 13 emirates are further divided into 118 governorates (Arabic : محافظات, lit. 'muḥafazāt'sg. Arabic : محافظة, lit. 'muḥafazah'), each governed by a Governor (Arabic : محافظ, romanized: muḥāfiz). Of these, 13 are capital governorates (Arabic : أمانات, romanized: amānātsg. Arabic : أمانة, romanized: amānah) governed by a Mayor (Arabic : أمين, romanized: amīn).

Governorates of Saudi Arabia محافظات المملكة العربية السعودية
EmirateGovernoratePopulation (2004)Total Population
Makkah Province Jeddah Governorate2,833,1695,747,971
City of Makkah1,338,341
Ta'if Governorate885,474
Qunfudhah Governorate240,938
Laith Governorate110,449
Jumum Governorate75,993
Rabigh Governorate68,966
Khulays Governorate49,955
Ranyah Governorate44,276
Turbah Governorate42,810
Khurmah Governorate39,053
Kamil Governorate18,547
Riyadh Province City of Riyadh4,137,2805,455,363
Kharj Governorate323,394
Duwaidmi Governorate190,138
Majma'ah Governorate111,503
Quwai'iyah Governorate106,579
Wadi ad-Dawasir Governorate92,631
'Afif Governorate68,592
Zulfi Governorate62,904
Dir'iyah Governorate60,777
Aflaj Governorate60,046
Hawtat Bani Tamim Governorate39,719
Muzahmiyah Governorate35,795
Sulayyil Governorate35,011
Shaqra' Governorate34,543
Rumah Governorate25,312
Dhurma Governorate19,688
Thadij Governorate15,221
Hariq Governorate13,426
Huraymila Governorate12,569
Ghat Governorate10,235
Eastern Province Ahsa' Governorate908,3663,360,157
City of Dammam744,631
Qatif Governorate474,573
Khobar Governorate455,541
Hafr al-Batin Governorate338,636
Jubail Governorate224,430
Khafji Governorate60,975
Buqayq Governorate44,863
Na'iriyah Governorate44,664
Ra's Tanura Governorate43,338
Qaryat al-'Ulya Governorate20,140
Madinah Province City of Madinah994,1751,512,076
Yanbu' al-Bahr Governorate250,244
Badr Governorate58,352
'Alula Governorate57,506
Mahd Governorate53,734
Henakiyah Governorate52,524
Khaybar Governorate45,541
Al Baha Province City of Baha93,128377,739
Mukhwah Governorate64,365
Baljurashi Governorate61,354
Qilwah Governorate55,511
Mandaq Governorate45,666
Qari Governorate29,109
'Aqiq Governorate28,606
Al Jawf Province City of Sakaka196,503361,676
Qurayyat Governorate125,090
Daumat al-Jandal Governorate40,083
Northern Borders Province City of 'Ar'ar166,428279,286
Rafha Governorate72,187
Turaif Governorate40,671

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References

  1. 1 2 "Emirate of Makkah Province". Ministry of Interior.
  2. "Organizational Chart of the Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Ministry of Interior.
  3. "Saudi Arabia Governorates". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.