Sanaa Governorate

Sanaa صَنْعَاء
Governorate
Coordinates: 15°21′N 44°12′E / 15.350°N 44.200°E / 15.350; 44.200
Country	Yemen
Region	Azal Region
Seat	Sanaa
Government
• Governor	Abdul Qawi Sharif (pro-Hadi Government)
Area
• Total	15,052 km2 (5,812 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,409,000
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)

Sanaa (Arabic: صَنْعَاء Ṣanʿāʾ), also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah. The Governorate covers an area of 13,850 km² (5,350 sq mi). As of 2004, the population was 2,918,379 inhabitants. Within this place is Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jabal Hadhur,^[3][4][5] the highest mountain in the nation and the Arabian Peninsula.^[6][7]

• Amanat Al-Asemah (Sanaa city)
• Marib Governorate (east)
• Al Bayda Governorate (south)
• Dhamar Governorate (south)
• Raymah Governorate (southwest)
• Al Hudaydah Governorate (west)
• Al Mahwit Governorate (west)
• 'Amran Governorate (northwest)
• Al Jawf Governorate (north)

Sanaa Governorate is divided into the following 16 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:

• Nihm District
• Arhab District

• Hamdan District
• Bani Matar District (wherein is located Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jabal Hadhur)^[3][4][5]
• Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah District
• Al Haymah Al Kharijiyah District
• Manakhah District
• Sa'fan District

• Bani Hushaysh District
• Sanhan District
• Bilad Ar Rus District
• Attyal District
• Jihanah District
• Al Husn District
• Khwlan District
• Bani Dhabyan District

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2023)