Riyadh Region

Coordinates: 23°0′N 45°30′E / 23.000°N 45.500°E / 23.000; 45.500

Riyadh
Region
الرياض
Al-'Uyayna is a village in central Saudi Arabia

Map of Saudi Arabia with Riyadh highlighted
Capital Riyadh
Boroughs 20
Government
 • Governor Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud
Area
 • Total 404,240 km2 (156,080 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Total 6,777,146
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 01
Website www.riyadh.gov.sa
The governorates of Riyadh Region

The Riyadh Region (Arabic: منطقة الرياض‎ Manṭiqat ar-Riyāḍ) is a region (mintaqah) of Saudi Arabia, also called Al-Wosta, located in the center of the country. It has an area of 404,240 km² and a population of 6,777,146 (2010), making it the second largest province in terms of both area (behind the Eastern Region) and population (behind Makkah Region). Its capital is the city of Riyadh, which is also the national capital. More than 75% of the population of the province resides within Riyadh. According to the 2004 census, 1,728,840 of the province's population is non-Saudi (approximately 31%), with 1,444,500 of those living within the provincial capital, Riyadh.

Subdivisions

In addition to the Municipality of Riyadh, the region is divided into 19 governorates (muhafazat) and 1 sub-governorate (markaz):

Modern history of Riyadh Province and Saudi Arabia

Period from to Timeline
First Saudi State1744181874 years
Khedewian Invasion181818246 years
Second Saudi State "first period"1824183814 years
Khedewian Invasion "secondly"183818435 years
Second Saudi State "second period"1843186522 years
Civil War1865188722 years
(Conquests of Abdul Aziz Al-Saud "he began to Riyadh") Third Saudi State1902193230 years
(End of Conquests) "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"1932.......

List of governors

Name[1] Dates
Muhammad bin Saad bin Zaid1929-1936
Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz1937 - 28 May 1947
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz29 May 1947 – 19 Dec 1952
Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz On behalf of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz3 March – 19 Dec 1952
Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz20 Dec 1952 – 18 April 1955
Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz On behalf of Prince Nayef16 March 1954 - 18 April 1955
Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz18 April 1955 – 22 Sept 1960
Prince Turki bin Abdul-Aziz On behalf of Prince Salman10 - 21 Oct 1957 – 1957; 31 Oct 1960
Prince Fawaz bin Abdulaziz11 Sept 1961 – 20 Jan 1963
Prince Prince Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz20 Jan - 5 Feb 1963
Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz5 Feb 1963 - 5 Nov 2011
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz5 Nov 2011-12 Feb 2013
Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud14 February 2013 - 14 May 2014
Prince Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud14 May 2014 - 29 January 2015
Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud29 January 2015 – present

References

  1. ↑ "Riyadh Princes". Riyadh.gov.sa. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata (in Arabic)
  • "Official website". (in English)
  • "Riyadh Province". Splendid Arabia. Travel.
  • Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), official Saudi census figures from 2004:
    • "Distribution of Population in the Kingdom's Administrative Regions by Gender and Nationality (Saudis, Non-Saudis)". Archived from the original on Jan 3, 2008.
    • "Distribution of Population in the Governorates of the Kingdom by Sex and Nationality (Saudis, Non-Saudis)". (CDSI). Archived from the original on Jan 3, 2008.

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