The Governorates of Saudi Arabia , officially the Governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , (Arabic : محافظات المملكة العربية السعودية ) are the second-level administrative divisions of Saudi Arabia after the 13 first-level Provinces of Saudi Arabia . There are 136 governorates classified into three categories according to the availability of services, population, geographical, security considerations, environmental conditions, and means of transportation, as provided by the Third Article of the Regions' System, issued on 27 Sha'baan 1412 AH (March 2, 1992) by Royal Order A/92, amended by Royal Order No. A/21 on 30 Rabi' al-Awal 1414 AH (September 17, 1993). These categories are: Capital (amānah ), Category A and Category B.[ 1] [ 2]
The original number of governorates provided in the Regions' System (issued by King Fahd ) was 118, although this was raised by King Abdullah in 2012 to 136.[ 3] Arabic : مراكز ).[ 2]
List of Governorates [ edit ] Governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Index Governorate Region Population Remarks 1 Riyadh Riyadh Province 5,254,560 2 Diriyah Riyadh Province 73,668 3 Al-Kharj Riyadh Province 376,325 4 Dawadmi Riyadh Province 217,305 5 Al-Majma'ah Riyadh Province 133,285 6 Al-Quway'iyah Riyadh Province 126,161 7 Wadi ad-Dawasir Riyadh Province 106,152 8 Al-Aflaj Riyadh Province 68,201 9 Al-Zulf Riyadh Province 69,201 10 Shaqra Riyadh Province 40,541 11 Hotat Bani Tamim Riyadh Province 43,300 12 Afif Riyadh Province 77,978 13 As Sulayyil Riyadh Province 36,383 14 Dhurma Riyadh Province 24,429 15 Al-Muzahmiyya Riyadh Province 39,865 16 Rumah Riyadh Province 28,055 17 Thadig Riyadh Province 17,165 18 Huraymila Riyadh Province 15,324 19 Al-Hariq Riyadh Province 14,750 20 Al-Ghat Riyadh Province 14,405 21 Mecca Mecca Province 1,675,368 22 Jeddah Mecca Province 3,456,259 23 Taif Mecca Province 987,914 24 Al-Qunfudhah Mecca Province 272,424 25 Al-Lith Mecca Province 128,529 26 Rabigh Mecca Province 92,072 27 Al-Jumum Mecca Province 92,222 28 Khulays Mecca Province 56,687 29 Al-Kamil Mecca Province 21,419 30 Al-Khurmah Mecca Province 42,223 31 Ranyah Mecca Province 45,942 32 Turubah Mecca Province 43,947 33 Medina Medina Province 1,180,770 34 Yanbu Medina Province 298,675 35 al-Ula Medina Province 64,591 36 Mahd Al-Dhahab Medina Province 62,511 37 Badr Medina Province 63,468 38 Khaybar Medina Province 48,592 39 Al-Hinakiyah Medina Province 59,326 40 Buraidah Al-Qassim Province 614,093 41 Unaizah Al-Qassim Province 163,729 42 Ar Rass Al-Qassim Province 133,482 43 Al-Mithnab Al-Qassim Province 44,043 44 Al-Bukayriyah Al-Qassim Province 57,621 45 Al-Badayea Al-Qassim Province 57,164 46 Asyah Al-Qassim Province 26,336 47 Al-Nabhaniyah Al-Qassim Province 47,744 48 Uyun AlJiwa Al-Qassim Province 26,544 49 Riyadh Al-Khabra Al-Qassim Province 34,497 50 Al-Shimasiyah Al-Qassim Province 10,605 51 Dammam Eastern Province 903,597 52 Al-Ahsa Eastern Province 1,063,112 53 Hafar al-Batin Eastern Province 389,993 54 Jubail Eastern Province 378,949 55 Qatif Eastern Province 524,182 56 Khobar Eastern Province 578,500 57 Khafji Eastern Province 76,279 58 Ras Tanura Eastern Province 60,750 59 Abqaiq Eastern Province 53,444 60 Al-Nairyah Eastern Province 52,340 61 Qaryat al-Ulya Eastern Province 24,634 62 Abha Asir Province 1,093,705 63 Khamis Mushait Asir Province 512,599 64 Bisha Asir Province 205,346 65 Al-Namas Asir Province 54,119 66 Muhayil Asir Province 228,979 now includes Bareq (60,000) 67 Sarat Abidah Asir Province 67,120 68 Tathlith Asir Province 59,188 69 Rijal Almaa Asir Province 65,406 now includes Al-Haridhah (18,586) 70 Ahad Rafidah Asir Province 113,043 71 Dhahran Al-Janub Asir Province 63,119 72 Balqarn Asir Province 74,391 previously known as Sabt Alalaya. 73 Al-Majaridah Asir Province 103,531 74 Tabuk Tabuk Province 569,797 75 Al-Wajh Tabuk Province 44,570 76 Duba Tabuk Province 51,951 77 Tayma Tabuk Province 36,199 78 Umluj Tabuk Province 61,162 79 Haql Tabuk Province 27,856 previously in Al-Jouf Province. 80 Ḥaʼil Ḥa'il Province 412,758 81 Baqaa Ḥa'il Province 40,157 82 Al-Khazaiah Ḥa'il Province 102,588 83 Al-Shinan Ḥa'il Province 41,641 84 Arar Northern Borders Province 191,051 85 Rafha Northern Borders Province 80,544 86 Turaif Northern Borders Province 48,929 87 Jizan Jazan Province 157,536 88 Sabya Jazan Province 228,375 89 Abu `Arish Jazan Province 197,112 90 Samtah Jazan Province 201,656 91 Al-Harth Jazan Province 18,586 92 Damad Jazan Province 71,601 93 Al-Reeth Jazan Province 18,961 94 Baish Jazan Province 77,442 95 Farasan Jazan Province 17,999 96 Al-Dayer Jazan Province 58,494 97 Ahad al-Masarihah Jazan Province 110,710 98 Al-Edabi Jazan Province 60,799 99 Al-Aridhah Jazan Province 76,705 100 Al-Darb Jazan Province 69,134 101 Harub Jazan Province 26,399 102 Najran Najran Province 329,112 103 Sharurah Najran Province 85,977 104 Hubuna Najran Province 20,400 105 Badr Al-Janub Najran Province 11,117 106 Yadamah Najran Province 16,851 107 Thar Najran Province 16,047 108 Khubash Najran Province 22,133 109 Al-Kharkhir Najran Province 4,015 previously in Eastern Province. 110 Al-Bahah Al-Bahah Province 103,411 111 Baljurashi Al-Bahah Province 65,223 112 Al-Mandaq Al-Bahah Province 35,629 113 Al-Makhwah Al-Bahah Province 70,664 114 Al-Aqiq Al-Bahah Province 47,235 115 Qilwah Al-Bahah Province 58,246 116 Al-Qara Al-Bahah Province 31,380 the villages’ , sometimes referenced by 117 Sakakah Al-Jouf Province 242,813 118 Qurayyat Al-Jouf Province 147,550 119 Dumat al-Jandal Al-Jouf Province 49,646
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