Aden Governorate

Aden
Governorate

Country	Yemen
Seat	Aden
Area
• Total	1,114 km² (430 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	731,000
• Density	660/km² (1,700/sq mi)

Aden (Arabic: عدن ʻAdan‎) is a governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden. At the 2004 census it had a population of 589,419.^[2] The ancient capital, the port city of Crater, was located here.

Aden was under British rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In 1967, after years of struggle, Aden and other southern governorates gained their independence. The city of Aden subsequently became the capital of South Yemen between 1967 and 1990). In 1990, both South Yemen and North Yemen combined to form the present Republic of Yemen. Aden is now the commercial capital of the Republic of Yemen.

The archipelago of Socotra was part of the Governorate of Aden, but it was attached to Hadhramaut Governorate in 2004.

Districts

References

↑ "Statistical Yearbook 2011". Central Statistical Organisation. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ Law, Gwillim (27 July 2010). "Governorates of Yemen". Statoids. Gwillim Law. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

Lahij Governorate

Abyan Governorate

Aden Governorate

Arabian Sea

Governorates of Yemen

Abyan Aden Al Mahrah Hadramaut Lahij Shabwah Ad Dali' 'Amran Al Bayda Al Hudaydah Al Jawf Al Mahwit Amanat Al Asimah Dhamar Hajjah Ibb Ma'rib Raymah Saada Sana'a Taiz Socotra

Coordinates: 12°54′N 44°55′E / 12.900°N 44.917°E / 12.900; 44.917