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]
Provinces
editThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates (Arabic: إمارات, romanized: Imārāt sg. 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:
- the Emirate of the Riyadh Province
- the Emirate of the Makkah Province
- the Emirate of the Eastern Province
- the Emirate of the Madinah Province
- the Emirate of the Al Baha Province
- the Emirate of the Al Jawf Province
- the Emirate of the Northern Borders Province
- the Emirate of the Qassim Province
- the Emirate of the Ha'il Province
- the Emirate of the Tabuk Province
- the Emirate of the 'Aseer Province
- the Emirate of the Jizan Province
- the Emirate of the Najran Province
Governorates
editThe 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: amānāt sg. Arabic: أمانة, romanized: amānah) governed by a Mayor (Arabic: أمين, romanized: amīn).
| Emirate | Governorate | Population (2004) | Total Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makkah Province | Jeddah Governorate | 2,833,169 | 5,747,971 |
| City of Makkah | 1,338,341 | ||
| Ta'if Governorate | 885,474 | ||
| Qunfudhah Governorate | 240,938 | ||
| Laith Governorate | 110,449 | ||
| Jumum Governorate | 75,993 | ||
| Rabigh Governorate | 68,966 | ||
| Khulays Governorate | 49,955 | ||
| Ranyah Governorate | 44,276 | ||
| Turbah Governorate | 42,810 | ||
| Khurmah Governorate | 39,053 | ||
| Kamil Governorate | 18,547 | ||
| Riyadh Province | City of Riyadh | 4,137,280 | 5,455,363 |
| Kharj Governorate | 323,394 | ||
| Duwaidmi Governorate | 190,138 | ||
| Majma'ah Governorate | 111,503 | ||
| Quwai'iyah Governorate | 106,579 | ||
| Wadi ad-Dawasir Governorate | 92,631 | ||
| 'Afif Governorate | 68,592 | ||
| Zulfi Governorate | 62,904 | ||
| Dir'iyah Governorate | 60,777 | ||
| Aflaj Governorate | 60,046 | ||
| Hawtat Bani Tamim Governorate | 39,719 | ||
| Muzahmiyah Governorate | 35,795 | ||
| Sulayyil Governorate | 35,011 | ||
| Shaqra' Governorate | 34,543 | ||
| Rumah Governorate | 25,312 | ||
| Dhurma Governorate | 19,688 | ||
| Thadij Governorate | 15,221 | ||
| Hariq Governorate | 13,426 | ||
| Huraymila Governorate | 12,569 | ||
| Ghat Governorate | 10,235 | ||
| Eastern Province | Ahsa' Governorate | 908,366 | 3,360,157 |
| City of Dammam | 744,631 | ||
| Qatif Governorate | 474,573 | ||
| Khobar Governorate | 455,541 | ||
| Hafr al-Batin Governorate | 338,636 | ||
| Jubail Governorate | 224,430 | ||
| Khafji Governorate | 60,975 | ||
| Buqayq Governorate | 44,863 | ||
| Na'iriyah Governorate | 44,664 | ||
| Ra's Tanura Governorate | 43,338 | ||
| Qaryat al-'Ulya Governorate | 20,140 | ||
| Madinah Province | City of Madinah | 994,175 | 1,512,076 |
| Yanbu' al-Bahr Governorate | 250,244 | ||
| Badr Governorate | 58,352 | ||
| 'Alula Governorate | 57,506 | ||
| Mahd Governorate | 53,734 | ||
| Henakiyah Governorate | 52,524 | ||
| Khaybar Governorate | 45,541 | ||
| Al Baha Province | City of Baha | 93,128 | 377,739 |
| Mukhwah Governorate | 64,365 | ||
| Baljurashi Governorate | 61,354 | ||
| Qilwah Governorate | 55,511 | ||
| Mandaq Governorate | 45,666 | ||
| Qari Governorate | 29,109 | ||
| 'Aqiq Governorate | 28,606 | ||
| Al Jawf Province | City of Sakaka | 196,503 | 361,676 |
| Qurayyat Governorate | 125,090 | ||
| Daumat al-Jandal Governorate | 40,083 | ||
| Northern Borders Province | City of 'Ar'ar | 166,428 | 279,286 |
| Rafha Governorate | 72,187 | ||
| Turaif Governorate | 40,671 |
See also
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- Provinces of Saudi Arabia, the historical four provinces
- List of governorates of Saudi Arabia
- ISO 3166-2:SA, the ISO 3166-2 codes for the regions
References
edit- ^ a b "Emirate of Makkah Province". Ministry of Interior.
- ^ "Organizational Chart of the Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Ministry of Interior.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Governorates". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
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