The Governorates of Saudi Arabia , officially the Governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , (Arabic : محافظات المملكة العربية السعودية ) are the 136 governorates (second-level administrative division) that form the 13 emirates of Saudi Arabia . The governorates are 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 Region 5,254,560 2 Diriyah Riyadh Region 73,668 3 Al-Kharj Riyadh Region 376,325 4 Dawadmi Riyadh Region 217,305 5 Al Majma'ah Riyadh Region 133,285 6 Al-Quway'iyah Riyadh Region 126,161 7 Wadi ad-Dawasir Riyadh Region 106,152 8 Al Aflaj Riyadh Region 68,201 9 Al Zulfi Riyadh Region 69,201 10 Shaqra Riyadh Region 40,541 11 Hotat Bani Tamim Riyadh Region 43,300 12 Afif Riyadh Region 77,978 13 As Sulayyil Riyadh Region 36,383 14 Dhurma Riyadh Region 24,429 15 Al-Muzahmiyya Riyadh Region 39,865 16 Rumah Riyadh Region 28,055 17 Thadig Riyadh Region 17,165 18 Huraymila Riyadh Region 15,324 19 Al Hariq Riyadh Region 14,750 20 Al-Ghat Riyadh Region 14,405 21 Mecca Makkah Region 1,675,368 22 Jeddah Makkah Region 3,456,259 23 Ta'if Makkah Region 987,914 24 Al Qunfudhah Makkah Region 272,424 25 Al Lith Makkah Region 128,529 26 Rabigh Makkah Region 92,072 27 Al Jumum Makkah Region 92,222 28 Khulays Makkah Region 56,687 29 Al Kamil Makkah Region 21,419 30 Al Khurmah Makkah Region 42,223 31 Ranyah Makkah Region 45,942 32 Turubah Makkah Region 43,947 33 Medina Al Madinah Region 1,180,770 34 Yanbu Al Madinah Region 298,675 35 Al-'Ula Al Madinah Region 64,591 36 Mahd adh Dhahab Al Madinah Region 62,511 37 Badr Al Madinah Region 63,468 38 Khaybar Al Madinah Region 48,592 39 Al Hinakiyah Al Madinah Region 59,326 40 Buraidah Al-Qassim Region 614,093 41 Unaizah Al-Qassim Region 163,729 42 Ar Rass Al-Qassim Region 133,482 43 Al Mithnab Al-Qassim Region 44,043 44 Al Bukayriyah Al-Qassim Region 57,621 45 Al Badayea Al-Qassim Region 57,164 46 Asyah Al-Qassim Region 26,336 47 Al Nabhaniyah Al-Qassim Region 47,744 48 Uyun AlJiwa Al-Qassim Region 26,544 49 Riyadh Al Khabra Al-Qassim Region 34,497 50 Al Shimasiyah Al-Qassim Region 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 Region 1,093,705 63 Khamis Mushait 'Asir Region 512,599 64 Bisha 'Asir Region 205,346 65 Al-Namas 'Asir Region 54,119 66 Muhayil 'Asir Region 228,979 now includes Bareq (60,000) 67 Sarat Abidah 'Asir Region 67,120 68 Tathlith 'Asir Region 59,188 69 Rojal (Rijal Almaa) 'Asir Region 65,406 now includes Al Haridhah (18,586) 70 Ahad Rafidah 'Asir Region 113,043 71 Dhahran Al Janub 'Asir Region 63,119 72 Balqarn 'Asir Region 74,391 previously known as Sabt Alalaya. 73 Al Majaridah 'Asir Region 103,531 74 Tabuk Tabuk Region 569,797 75 Al Wajh Tabuk Region 44,570 76 Duba Tabuk Region 51,951 77 Tayma Tabuk Region 36,199 78 Umluj Tabuk Region 61,162 79 Haql Tabuk Region 27,856 previously in Jawf Province. 80 Ha'il Ha'il Region 412,758 81 Baqaa Ha'il Region 40,157 82 Al Khazaiah Ha'il Region 102,588 83 Al Shinan Ha'il Region 41,641 84 Arar Northern Borders Region 191,051 85 Rafha Northern Borders Region 80,544 86 Turaif Northern Borders Region 48,929 87 Jizan Jizan Region 157,536 88 Sabya Jizan Region 228,375 89 Abu `Arish Jizan Region 197,112 90 Samtah Jizan Region 201,656 91 Al Harth Jizan Region 18,586 92 Damad Jizan Region 71,601 93 Al Reeth Jizan Region 18,961 94 Baish Jizan Region 77,442 95 Farasan Jizan Region 17,999 96 Al Dayer Jizan Region 58,494 97 Ahad al Masarihah Jizan Region 110,710 98 Al Edabi Jizan Region 60,799 99 Al Aridhah Jizan Region 76,705 100 Al Darb Jizan Region 69,134 101 Najran Najran Region 329,112 102 Sharurah Najran Region 85,977 103 Hubuna Najran Region 20,400 104 Badr Al Janub Najran Region 11,117 105 Yadamah Najran Region 16,851 106 Thar Najran Region 16,047 107 Khubash Najran Region 22,133 108 Al Kharkhir Najran Region 4,015 previously in Eastern Province. 109 Al Bahah Al Bahah Region 103,411 110 Baljurashi Al Bahah Region 65,223 111 Al Mandaq Al Bahah Region 35,629 112 Al Makhwah Al Bahah Region 70,664 113 Al Aqiq Al Bahah Region 47,235 114 Qilwah Al Bahah Region 58,246 115 Al Qara Al Bahah Region 31,380 ‘the villages’ , sometimes referenced by 116 Sakakah Al Jawf Region 242,813 117 Qurayyat Al Jawf Region 147,550 118 Dumat al-Jandal Al Jawf Region 49,646
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