Saudi Arabia Administrative Divisions

Saudi Arabia Administrative Divisions

Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 regions caled in Arabic: مناطق إدارية: manatiq idāriyya, sing. منطقة إدارية: mintaqah idariyya. The regions are further divided into 118 governorates called in Arabic: محافظات: muhafazat, sing. محافظة: muhafazah. This number includes the 13 regional capitals, which have a different status as municipalities in Arabic: أمانة: amanah) headed by mayors in Arabic: أمين: amin. The governorates are further subdivided into sub-governorates or in Arabic: مراكز: marakiz, sing. مركز: markaz.

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

Largest Cities or Towns in Saudi Arabia

Rank Name Regions Pop. Rank Name Regions Pop.

• 1 Riyadh Riyadh 6,506,700 11 Qatif Eastern 559,300
• 2 Jeddah Mecca 3,976,400 12 Khamis Mushait Asir 549,000
• 3 Mecca Mecca 1,919,900 13 Ha'il Ha'il 441,900
• 4 Medina Medina 1,271,800 14 Hafar al-Batin Eastern 416,800
• 5 Hofuf Eastern 1,136,900 15 Jubail Eastern 411,700
• 6 Ta'if Mecca 1,109,800 16 Kharj Riyadh 404,100
• 7 Dammam Eastern 975,800 17 Abha Asir 392,500
• 8 Buraidah Al-Qassim 658,600 18 Najran Najran 352,900
• 9 Khobar Eastern 626,200 19 Yanbu Al Madinah 320,800
• 10 Tabuk Tabuk 609,000 20 Al Qunfudhah Mecca 304,400

Saudi Arabia Overview

Saudi Arabia Motto: لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰه، مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوْلُ ٱللَّٰه‎
Lā ilāha illa llāh, Muḥammadun rasūlu llāh
"There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God" (shahada)
Saudi Arabia Anthem: ٱلنَّشِيْد ٱلْوَطَنِي ٱلسُّعُوْدِي‎
"an-Našīd al-Waṭanīy as-Saʿūdī"
"Chant of the Saudi Nation"
Saudi Arabia Capital and Largest City:
Riyadh
24°39′N 46°46′E
Saudi Arabia Official Languages: Arabic
Ethnic Groups:
90% Arab
10% Afro-Arab
Saudi Arabia Religion:
93.0% Islam
85–90% Sunni (official)
10–15% Shia
4.4% Christianity
1.1% Hinduism
0.7% unaffiliated
0.3% Buddhism
Saudi Arabia Demonym(s):
Saudi
Saudi Arabian
Saudi Arabia Government:
Unitary Islamic Absolute Monarchy
King Salman
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister:
Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Arabia Establishment:
Emirate of Diriyah 1727
Emirate of Nejd 1824
Emirate of Riyadh 13 January 1902
Saudi Arabia Unification:
23 September 1932
Saudi Arabia Admitted to the United Nations:
24 October 1945
Saudi Arabia Current Constitution:
31 January 1992
Saudi Arabia Area: Total 2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi)
Saudi Arabia Water (%):
0.0
Saudi Arabia Population:
Neutral increase 32,175,224
Saudi Arabia Currency: Saudi riyal (SR)(SAR)
Saudi Arabia Time Zone: UTC+3 (AST)
Saudi Arabia Date Format: dd/mm/yyyy (AH)
Saudi Arabia Driving Side: right
Calling Code: +966
Saudi Arabia ISO 3166 code: SA
Saudi Arabia Internet TLD:
.sa
السعودية.