Regions of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 regions (Arabic: مناطق إدارية‎; manatiq idāriyya, sing. منطقة إدارية; mintaqah idariyya).^[1]^[2]^[3] Each region is divided into governorates (Arabic: محافظات‎; muhafazat, sing. محافظة; muhafazah) and the region capital, which has the status of municipality (amanah) headed by mayors (amin). Of these two, there exist 118 entities. The governorates are further subdivided into sub-governorates (marakiz, sing. markaz).

Tabuk Bahah —– Jawf Madinah Makkah Jizan — Ha'il Northern Borders Asir Qasim Riyadh Najran Eastern Province
Region	Capital	Area (km²)	Population Census 2010	Density	Governorates
Najd Region (center)
Ha'il	Ha'il	103,887	597,144	5.1	4
Qassim	Buraidah	58,046	1,215,858	17.5	11
Riyadh	Riyadh	404,240	6,777,146	13.5	20
Hijaz Region (west)
Tabuk	Tabuk	146,072	791,535	4.7	6
Madinah	Medina	151,990	1,777,933	9.9	7
Makkah	Mecca	153,128	6,915,006	37.9	12
Bahah	Al Bahah	9,921	411,888	38.1	7
North
Northern Borders	Arar	111,797	320,524	2.5	3
Jawf	Sakakah	100,212	440,009	3.6	3
South
Jizan	Jizan	11,671	1,365,110	101.6	14
'Asir	Abha	76,693	1,913,392	22.0	12
Najran	Najran	149,511	505,652	2.8	8
East
Eastern Region	Dammam	672,522	4,105,780	5.0	11
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	2,149,690	27,136,977	10.5	118
¹⁾ Preliminary results of census of 2004-09-15

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^ http://www.mofa.gov.sas/mofaen/EServ/VisitingSaudiArabia/aboutKingDom/SaudiGovernment/Pages/AdministrativeDivision46464.aspx
^ "The New Addressing". Saudi Post. 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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Regions of Saudi Arabia