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Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)

Coordinates:25°0′N39°30′E/ 25.000°N 39.500°E/25.000; 39.500
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Medina Province
Province
ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, 2016
Al-Masjid an-NabawiinMedina,2016
Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted
Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted
Coordinates:25°0′N39°30′E/ 25.000°N 39.500°E/25.000; 39.500
CountrySaudi Arabia
CapitalMedina
Governorates7
Government
• GovernorSalman bin Sultan
• Deputy GovernorSaud bin Khalid
Area
• Total151,990 km2(58,680 sq mi)
Population
(2022 census)
• Total2,389,452
• Density16/km2(41/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2
SA-03

TheMedina Province(Arabic:مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة,romanized:Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is aprovince(minṭaqah) ofSaudi Arabiaon thecountry's western sidealong theRed Seacoast. It has an area of 151,990 km (94,440 mi) and a population of 2,132,679 (2017 Census)[1]subdivided into sevenmuḥafaẓat(governorates):

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

The regional capital isMedina,thesecond-holiestcityinIslam.[2]Other cities in the province includeYanbu' al BahrandBadr Hunayn.The province also containsMada'in Salih,aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site.[3]

Population

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

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References

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  1. ^"Population Characteristics surveys"(PDF).General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia).2017.
  2. ^"Medina".Trawell Guide. Archived fromthe originalon 14 April 2012.Retrieved25 August2012.
  3. ^"USESCO and Saudi Arabia: A Snapshot Picture"(PDF).UNESCO.Retrieved2012-11-17.
  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.Retrieved13 August2020.
  6. ^"Governor of Madinah Province Receives UN Under-Secretary-General - gcc_press".Gulf in the Media.6 June 2010.Retrieved25 August2012.
  7. ^"Saudi King Orders Appointment of Faisal bin Salman as Special Adviser, Salman bin Sultan as Governor of Madinah Region".english.aawsat.com.Retrieved2023-12-14.
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