Municipalities of Qatar
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Before 2004, Qatar
was divided into 10 municipalities
(baladiyah
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Since 2004, Qatar has been divided into eight municipalities. A new municipality, Al Daayen
, was created under Resolution No. 13, formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah was merged with Al Khawr; Al Jumaliyah was merged with Ar Rayyan; and Jarayan al Batnah was split between Ar Rayyan and Al Wakrah.
For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into zones (87 in number as of 2004), which are in turn subdivided into blocks http://www.planning.gov.qa/Qatar-Census-2004/pubulation-eng/Tabels/Pubulation/T02.htm.
Please note that the population is from 2004 census.
In 2004, Al Daayen municipality created under Resolution No. 13. Judging from maps of the municipalities before and after this change, Al Daayen was formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah merged with Al Khawr; Al Jumaliyah merged with Ar Rayyan; and Jarayan al Batnah was split between Ar Rayyan and Al Wakrah.
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Before 2004, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
was divided into 10 municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(baladiyah
Baladiyah
Baladiyah is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as municipality or district. The plural is baladiyat . Grammatically, it is the feminine of بلدي "rural, country-, folk-"....
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- Doha (Ad Dawhah)DohaDoha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
الدوحة - Al GhuwariyahAl GhuwariyahAl Ghuwariyah is a municipality in the state Qatar.Al Ghuwariyah's western edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf. On land, it borders the following municipalities:* Madinat ash Shamal - north* Al Khor Municipality - east* Al Jumaliyah - south...
الغويرية - Al JumaliyahAl JumaliyahAl Jumaliyah is a municipality in the state Qatar.Al Jumaliyah's western edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf. On land, it borders the following municipalities:*Al Ghuwariyah - north*Al Khawr - northeast*Umm Salal - east*Ar Rayyan - southeast...
الجميلية - Al Khawr الخور
- Al WakrahAl WakrahAl Wakrah is a city and municipality of Qatar located halfway between Ad Dawhah and Mesaieed municipalities. Al Wakrah's eastern edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf. Originally al wakra was a tiny fishing and pearling village. Now it has evolved into a small town with a population of more than...
الوكرة - Ar RayyanAr RayyanAl-Rayyan is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Al Rayyan means 'the source of irrigation' and as per Islam it also means 'a door in heaven' or 'one of the Gates of Paradise' . Al-Rayyan is the only landlocked municipality of Qatar...
الريان - Jariyan al BatnahJariyan al BatnahJariyan al Batnah is a municipality of Qatar.The Persian Gulf borders Jariyan al Batnah in its west and its southeast. Because the municipality is located in the south of the country, it is the only municipality that borders foreign territory: Saudi Arabia's Ash Sharqiyah...
جريان الباطنة - Madinat ash ShamalMadinat ash Shamalash-Shamal is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Its capital is called Madinat ash-Shamal and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar. The name means "City of the north" - although the population is barely over 3,000...
الشمال - Umm SalalUmm SalalUmm Salal is a municipality in the The State of Qatar.It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. It also contains the new town of Lusail, which is located on the coast in the northern part of the municipality and a part of the district called New Doha...
أم صلال - MesaieedMesaieedMesaieed is a municipality in the State of Qatar, approximately south of Doha. Its capital is also called Mesaieed.-Location:Mesaieed is located approximately south of Doha. To the east and south, Mesaieed borders the Persian Gulf. On land, to the north and west, Mesaieed borders Al Wakrah...
مسيعيد
Since 2004, Qatar has been divided into eight municipalities. A new municipality, Al Daayen
Al Daayen
Al Daayen is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Al Daayen will host world cup 2022 games.-History:Al-Daayen Municipality is the seventh in the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, after the municipalities of Doha, Al-Rayyan, Al-Wakrah, Umm Salal, Al-Khor and Dhekra, and Al-Shamal...
, was created under Resolution No. 13, formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah was merged with Al Khawr; Al Jumaliyah was merged with Ar Rayyan; and Jarayan al Batnah was split between Ar Rayyan and Al Wakrah.
For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into zones (87 in number as of 2004), which are in turn subdivided into blocks http://www.planning.gov.qa/Qatar-Census-2004/pubulation-eng/Tabels/Pubulation/T02.htm.
History
According to Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning , in year 1963, the first municipality was the Municipality of Qatar, created under Law No. 11. Later in the same year, its name was changed to Municipality of Doha by Law No. 15. Then, in 17th of July 1972,Ar Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Al Khawr and Dhekra, Ash Shamal, and Umm Salal municipalities created under Resolution No.11. In 1997, Umm Sa'id municipality formed from parts of Al Wakrah (former HASC code QA.WA, FIPS code QA05) and Jariyan al Batnah (QA.JB, QA07). At that time, the municipalities were as shown in this table:| Municipality | HASC | HISO | HFIPS | Population | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) | Capital |
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| Ad Dawhah | QA.DA | DA | QA01 | 339,847 | 132 | 51 | Doha |
| Al Ghuwariyah | QA.GH | GH | QA02 | 2,159 | 622 | 240 | Al Ghuwayriyah |
| Al Jumaliyah | QA.JU | JU | QA03 | 10,303 | 2,565 | 990 | Al Jumayliyah |
| Al Khawr | QA.KH | KH | QA04 | 31,547 | 996 | 385 | Al Khawr |
| Al Wakrah | QA.AW | WA | QA10 | 31,441 | 1,114 | 430 | Al Wakrah |
| Ar Rayyan | QA.RA | RA | QA06 | 272,860 | 889 | 343 | Ar Rayyan |
| Jariyan al Batnah | QA.JR | JB | QA11 | 6,678 | 3,715 | 1,434 | Umm Bab |
| Madinat ach Shamal | QA.MS | MS | QA08 | 4,915 | 901 | 348 | Dukhan |
| Umm Sa'id | QA.UD | QA12 | 12,674 | Umm Sa'id | |||
| Umm Salal | QA.US | US | QA09 | 31,605 | 493 | 190 | Umm Silal'ait |
| Total: 10 municipalities | 744,029 | 11,427 | 4,412 |
Please note that the population is from 2004 census.
In 2004, Al Daayen municipality created under Resolution No. 13. Judging from maps of the municipalities before and after this change, Al Daayen was formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah merged with Al Khawr; Al Jumaliyah merged with Ar Rayyan; and Jarayan al Batnah was split between Ar Rayyan and Al Wakrah.
Populations (2010 Census, provisional)
- Al Dayyan [Al Daayen] 43,938
- Al Khor 198,271
- Al Rayyan 444,557
- Al Shamal 10,408
- Al Wakra 136,600
- Doha 806,577
- Umm Salal 56,212
- Total 1,696,563
Areas
The below tables shows the total area of each municipality.| Municipality | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) |
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| Ad Dawhah | 234 | 90 |
| Al Daayen | 236 | 91 |
| Al Khawr | 1,551 | 599 |
| Al Wakrah | 2,520 | 973 |
| Ar Rayyan | 5,818 | 2,246 |
| Madinat ach Shamal | 902 | 348 |
| Umm Salal | 310 | 120 |
| Total: 7 municipalities | 11,571 | 4,467 |