Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)

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 2,132,679 (2017 Census)^[1] subdivided into seven muḥafaẓat (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

Medina Province
Province
ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, 2016
Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted
Coordinates: 25°0′N 39°30′E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Capital	Medina
Governorates	7
Government
• Governor	Salman bin Sultan
• Deputy Governor	Saud bin Khalid
Area
• Total	151,990 km2 (58,680 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	2,389,452
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	SA-03

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	1,084,947	—
2004	1,512,724	+2.81%
2010	1,781,733	+2.77%
2022	2,389,452	+2.48%
source:[4]

Governors

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

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.

External links

• Emirate of Al Madinah Official website