Provinces of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (Arabic: مناطق إدارية‎; manatiq idāriyya, sing. منطقة إدارية; mintaqah idariyya). Each province is divided into governorates (Arabic: محافظات‎; muhafazat, sing. محافظة; muhafazah), 118 in total. This number contains the province capitals, which have a different status as municipalities (amanah) headed by mayors (amin). 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
Province	Arabic	Capital	Area (km²)	Population Census 2004 1)	Density	Governorates
Najd Region (center)
Ḥā'il	حائل	Ha'il	103,887	527,033	5.1	4
Qaṣīm	القصيم	Buraidah	65,000	1,016,756	17.5	11
Riyāḍ	الرياض	Riyadh	412,000	5,455,363	13.5	20
Hijaz Region (west)
Tabūk	تبوك	Tabuk	108,000	691,517	4.7	6
Madīnah	المدينة	Medina	173,000	1,512,076	9.9	7
Makkah	مكة	Mecca	164,000	5,797,971	37.9	12
Bāhah	الباحة	Al Bahah	9,921	377,739	38.1	7
North
Northern Borders	الحدود الشمالية	'Ar'ar	127,000	279,286	2.5	3
Jawf	الجوف	Sakakah	100,212	361,676	3.6	3
South
Jīzan	جيزان	Jizan	11,671	1,186,139	101.6	14
`Asīr	عسير	Abha	81,100	1,688,368	22.0	12
Najrān	نجران	Najran	119,000	419,457	2.8	8
East
Eastern Province	الشرقية	Dammam	710,000	3,360,157	5.0	11
Saudi Arabia	المملكة العربية السعودية	Riyadh	2,149,690	22,673,538	10.5	118
1) Preliminary results of census of 2004-09-15

See also

• ISO 3166-2:SA