Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia

The Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia, officially the Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consist of 13 provinces which are further divided into 136 governorates.[1] The current system was created by a series of royal orders and amendments in the early 1990s.[2][3][4]

## Provinces

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The 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'),[2] known as the Provincial Governor, to differentiate them from the governors of governorates. These are:

Provinces of Saudi Arabia

* 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

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The 13 emirates are further divided into 136 governorates[5] (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).

Governorates of Saudi Arabia محافظات المملكة العربية السعودية Emirate  | Governorate  | Population (2004)  | Total Population

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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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* Saudi Arabia portal

* 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

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1. ^ "The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques agrees to the addition of 46 new governorates and centers". Ar Riyadh. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.
2. ^ a b "Emirate of Makkah Province". Ministry of Interior.
3. ^ "Organizational Chart of the Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Ministry of Interior.
4. ^ "Saudi Arabia Governorates". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
5. ^ "The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques agrees to the addition of 46 new governorates and centers". Ar Riyadh. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.

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