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 2,389,452 (2022 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	249,797
Khaybar	45,489

Medina Province
Province
ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة
Al Masjid An-Nabawi Al Ula Hegra Khaybar Old Yanbu
Seal
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 and Badr. 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]