: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 118 governorates. The current system was created by a series of royal orders and amendments in the early 1990s.{{Cite web|title=Emirate of Makkah Province|url=https://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/portal/Home/emirates/makkah/contents/!ut/p/z1/pVPLTsMwELz3K3rhWO2mtptwNAGa9AFqQyDxBTmPtqHE6SNq6N_jViAVpCag-uC1pdnZ2fUYRKvdbrUg0EEfTrcfFxBK7rK5LLNCyXcIIBS9V3QpdQzaHfbHUxv5xGYefXARHwm8HAF2nzvUHCFaoz5Dlzv-9HpCCHIC4i_5eGZxbMp_BgEiVuWqXECYy-VSLq7wOxabuVTZ9tjMAbeKswRCA2eUJYg0oVFEDCZpN56xKE3MWFqkZx2R2-oAFeZJbWvKdO0xMT28Jyfaz4sT9a0NapvDLnip0kXELxi_vUHOyeR6yFwDR_QLUPcGTUpEk5Kwdha2nsUuSyvwVbHJtW28f0zbwQZ2j17A3kBtXEA9aPKm_jzZ23otuHZoocr0o4Sg1qKr3Pdzi-SdYH-XuZ1wsKuqp1luR9a--gT5rD0x/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/|website=Ministry of Interior}}{{Cite web|title=Organizational Chart of the Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia|url=https://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/f40eaa004f0be6079d78ff603352ed19/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF+%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=lDGlkCc&CVID=lDGlkCc|website=Ministry of Interior}}{{Cite web|title=Saudi Arabia Governorates|url=http://www.statoids.com/ysa.html|access-date=2020-08-01|website=www.statoids.com}}

Provinces

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates ({{Langx|ar|إمارات|translit=Imārāt}} {{Singular}} {{Langx|ar|إمارة|translit=Imārah}}) or regions/provinces ({{Langx|ar|مناطق|translit=manāṭiq}}), each governed by a governor or emir ({{Langx|ar|أمير|translit=amīr|lit=prince}}), known as the Provincial Governor, to differentiate them from the governors of governorates. These are:

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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

The 13 emirates are further divided into 118 governorates ({{Langx|ar|محافظات|lit=muḥafazāt}} {{Singular}} {{Langx|ar|محافظة|lit=muḥafazah}}), each governed by a Governor ({{Langx|ar|محافظ|translit=muḥāfiz}}). Of these, 13 are capital governorates ({{Langx|ar|أمانات|translit=amānāt}} {{Singular}} {{Langx|ar|أمانة|translit=amānah}}) governed by a Mayor ({{Langx|ar|أمين|translit=amīn}}).

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|+Governorates of Saudi Arabia

!Emirate

!Governorate

!Population (2004)

!Total Population

rowspan="12" |Makkah Province

|Jeddah Governorate

|2,833,169

| rowspan="12" |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

rowspan="20" |Riyadh Province

|City of Riyadh

|4,137,280

| rowspan="20" |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

rowspan="11" |Eastern Province

|Ahsa' Governorate

|908,366

| rowspan="11" |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

rowspan="7" |Madinah Province

|City of Madinah

|994,175

| rowspan="7" |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

rowspan="7" |Al Baha Province

|City of Baha

|93,128

| rowspan="7" |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

rowspan="3" |Al Jawf Province

|City of Sakaka

|196,503

| rowspan="3" |361,676

Qurayyat Governorate

|125,090

Daumat al-Jandal Governorate

|40,083

rowspan="3" |Northern Borders Province

|City of 'Ar'ar

|166,428

| rowspan="3" |279,286

Rafha Governorate

|72,187

Turaif Governorate

|40,671

References

Saudi Arabia

:Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia

Provinces

Governorates

See also

References