Riyadh Governorate

Riyadh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الرياض) is one of the 22 governorates (muhafzah) of Riyadh Province that contains the city of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia^{[1][2][3][4][5]} alongside five other towns and neighborhoods.^[6][7] It shares borders with the Rumah governorate to the north, al-Kharj governorate to the south, Huraymila, Thadiq, Diriyah and Durumah governorates to the west and Eastern Province's Al Ahsa governorate to the east.

Riyadh Governorate محافظة الرياض
Governorate
Location of Riyadh Governorate in Riyadh Region
Riyadh Governorate
Coordinates: 24°41′47″N 46°46′43″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Region	Riyadh Region
Seat	Riyadh
Cities and towns	Riyadh Irqah Hayir Hayyat Banban Amajiyah
Population  (2021)
• Total	7,009,100
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (AST)

Administrative divisions

• Riyadh (seat)
• Irqah
• Hayir
• Heet
• Banban
• Amajiyah

References

1. Hertog, Steffen (2011-04-27). Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats: Oil and the State in Saudi Arabia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-5753-1.
2. John, Clarke I.; Howard, Bowen-Jones (2013-10-14). Change and Development in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals): Essays in honour of W.B. Fisher. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95898-5.
3. دليل أسماء الأماكن في منطقة الرياض (in Arabic). المملكة العربية السعودية، وزارة الداخلية، امارة منطقة الرياض. 2000. ISBN 978-9960-23-027-6.
4. الشادي, صالح (2008-01-01). الجنادرية: فكر و تراث وهوية : صور من التاريخ الحضاري السعودي (in Arabic). Al Manhal. ISBN 9796500027197.
5. منطقة الرياض: دراسة تاريخية وجغرافية واجتماعية (in Arabic). المملكة العربية السعودية، وزارة الداخلية، إمارة منطقة الرياض،. 1999. ISBN 978-9960-660-45-5.
6. https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/cdsi_data/dmdocs/g-serv-2015-riyadh.pdf#viewer.action=download ^{[bare URL PDF]}
7. https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/ar-riyadh_0.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}