Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (Arabic: مناطق إدارية; manatiq idāriyya, sing. منطقة إدارية; mintaqah idariyya). Each province is divided into governorates (Arabic: محافظات; muhafazat, sing. محافظة; muhafazah), 118 in total. This number contains the province capitals, which have a different status as municipalities (amanah) headed by mayors (amin). The governorates are further subdivided into sub-governorates (marakiz, sing. markaz).
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| Region |
Arabic |
Capital |
Area
(km²) |
Population
Census
2004 1) |
Density |
Governorates |
| Najd Region (center) |
| Ḥā'il |
حائل |
Ha'il |
103,887 |
527,033 |
5.1 |
4 |
| Qaṣīm |
القصيم |
Buraidah |
65,000 |
1,016,756 |
17.5 |
11 |
| Riyāḍ |
الرياض |
Riyadh |
412,000 |
5,455,363 |
13.5 |
20 |
| Hijaz Region (west) |
| Tabūk |
تبوك |
Tabuk |
108,000 |
691,517 |
4.7 |
6 |
| Madīnah |
المدينة |
Medina |
173,000 |
1,512,076 |
9.9 |
7 |
| Makkah |
مكة |
Mecca |
164,000 |
5,797,971 |
37.9 |
12 |
| Bāhah |
الباحة |
Al Bahah |
9,921 |
377,739 |
38.1 |
7 |
| North |
| Northern Borders |
الحدود الشمالية |
'Ar'ar |
127,000 |
279,286 |
2.5 |
3 |
| Jawf |
الجوف |
Sakakah |
100,212 |
361,676 |
3.6 |
3 |
| South |
| Jīzan |
جيزان |
Jizan |
11,671 |
1,186,139 |
101.6 |
14 |
| `Asīr |
عسير |
Abha |
81,100 |
1,688,368 |
22.0 |
12 |
| Najrān |
نجران |
Najran |
119,000 |
419,457 |
2.8 |
8 |
| East |
| Eastern Province |
الشرقية |
Dammam |
710,000 |
3,360,157 |
5.0 |
11 |
| Saudi Arabia |
المملكة العربية السعودية |
Riyadh |
2,149,690 |
22,673,538 |
10.5 |
118 |
| 1) Preliminary results of census of 2004-09-15 |
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