Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)

Medina Province
Province
ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة
Prophet's Mosque
al-Ula
Hegra
Khaybar
Old Yanbu
Official seal of Medina Province
Seal
Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted
Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted
Coordinates: 25°0′N 39°30′E / 25.000°N 39.500°E / 25.000; 39.500
Country Saudi Arabia
CapitalMedina
Governorates7
Government
 • GovernorSalman bin Sultan
 • Deputy GovernorSaud bin Khalid
Area
 • Total
151,990 km2 (58,680 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
2,389,452
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2
SA-03

The Medina Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, romanized: Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a province (minṭaqah) of Saudi Arabia on the country's western side along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of 151,990 km (94,440 mi) and a population of 2,389,452 (2022 Census)[1] subdivided into seven muḥafaẓat (governorates):

The regional capital is Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam.[2] Other cities in the province include Yanbu and Badr. The province also contains Mada'in Salih, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19921,084,947—    
20041,512,724+2.81%
20101,781,733+2.77%
20222,389,452+2.48%
source:[4]

Governors

  • Muhammad bin Abdulaziz (1926–1954)[5]
  • Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz (1965–1985)
  • Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz (1986–1999)
  • Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1999–2005)
  • Abdulaziz bin Majid (2005–2013)[6]
  • Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2013–2023)
  • Salman bin Sultan (2023–present)[7]

Governorates

Governorate Population
Medina 995,619
Al-Hunakiyah 52,549
Mahd Al-Dhahab 53,687
al-Ula 57,495
Badr 58,088
Yanbu 249,797
Khaybar 45,489

References

  1. ↑ "Population Characteristics surveys" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). 2017.
  2. ↑ "Medina". Trawell Guide. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "USESCO and Saudi Arabia: A Snapshot Picture" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Saudi Arabia: Regions & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
  5. ↑ "Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz" (PDF). Springer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Governor of Madinah Province Receives UN Under-Secretary-General - gcc_press". Gulf in the Media. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Saudi King Orders Appointment of Faisal bin Salman as Special Adviser, Salman bin Sultan as Governor of Madinah Region". english.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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