Al Utouriya

Al Utouriya
العطورية
Village
Al Utouriya
Coordinates: 25°30′54″N 51°12′11″E / 25.51500°N 51.20306°E / 25.51500; 51.20306Coordinates: 25°30′54″N 51°12′11″E / 25.51500°N 51.20306°E / 25.51500; 51.20306
Country Qatar
Municipality Al-Shahaniya
Area
 • Total 662.2 km2 (255.7 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 1,232
 • Density 1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Mosque in Al Utouriya

Al Utouriya (Arabic: العطورية‎; also translated as Al `Aţūrīyah) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya.[1] It used to be part of the Al Jemailiya municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.[2] In 2014, the village was incorporated into the newly-created Al-Shahaniya Municipality.[3]

Etymology

Al Utouriya's name is derived from the Arabic word atar, which translates to 'perfume' or 'aroma'. It was given this name due to the scent emanating from a nearby rawdat (depression) which hosts a number of aromatic herbs.[4]

Infrastructure

As a primarily rural community centered on agriculture, the village has 256 establishments according to the 2015 government census, of which 52 are farms and 158 are hobby farms (also called ezbas). No health care or educational facilities were recorded in the census.[5]

There is a large government-owned plant nursery in the village which covers 2,500 sq meters. Plants from the nursery are used in research and also distributed to government ministries. It was established in 2003.[6]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the village comprised 363 housing units[7] and 123 establishments.[8] There were 1,060 people living in the village, of which 72% were male and 28% were female. Out of the 1,060 inhabitants, 80% were 20 years of age or older and 20% were under the age of 20.[5]

Employed persons made up 72% of the total population. Females accounted for 19% of the working population, while males accounted for 81% of the working population. Most of the working population is employed within the agricultural industry (356), and public administration and defense comes in second with 110 employed individuals.[5]

YearPopulationGrowth (%)
1986[9]761N/A
1997[10]91520.2%
2004[2]9392.6%
2010[11]1,06012.8%
2015[1]1,23216.2%

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Hisham Yassin (16 January 2014). "بلدية الشحانية تضم %35 من مساحة الريان الحالية" (in Arabic). Al Arab. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "تدشين أسبوع الشجرة بروضة بخيلة اليوم" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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