Al Ghuwariyah
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| Al Ghuwariyah الغويرية |
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| Coordinates (Al Ghuwairiya): 25°50′N 51°15′E / 25.84°N 51.25°ECoordinates: 25°50′N 51°15′E / 25.84°N 51.25°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Capital | Al Ghuwairiya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 622 km2 (240.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,159 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+03) |
| ISO 3166 code | QA-GH |
Al Ghuwariyah (الغويرية) is a municipality in the state Qatar.
Al Ghuwariyah's western edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf. On land, it borders the following municipalities:
- Madinat ash Shamal - north
- Al Khor Municipality - east
- Al Jumaliyah - south
It has been mostly populated by the Al-Naimi tribe of Qatar since the early 1920s.
[edit] Demographics
The following table shows the population of Al Ghuwariyah[1][1].
| March 2004 | March 1997 | March 1986 |
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| 2159 | 1716 | 1629 |
The following table shows the registered live births by nationality and sex for this municipality. [2][3]Place of births is based on home municipality of mother at birth.
| Year | Qatari Male | Qatari Female | Totoal Qatari | Non Qatari Male | Non Qatari Female | Total Non Qatar | Total Male | Total Female | Grand Total | |
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| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 45 | 87 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21
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