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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Tabuk
Bahah —–
Jawf
Madinah
Makkah
Jizan —
Ha'il
Northern Borders Asir Qasim Riyadh Najran Eastern Province |
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| Province | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||