Governorates of Yemen

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Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates (muhafazah) and one municipality (amanah [أمانة]):

'Amran Governorate Abyan Governorate Al Hudaydah Governorate Al Jawf Governorate Al Mahrah Governorate Al Mahwit Governorate Sana'a Sana'a Dhamar Governorate Hajjah Governorate Ibb Governorate Lahij Governorate Ma'rib Governorate Raymah Governorate Sana'a Governorate Shabwah Governorate A clickable map of Yemen exhibiting its 21 governorates.
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Division Arabic Capital cityArea [1]
km²		 Pop
(2012) [2]		 Key
Former North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic), until 1990
'Amran عمران 'Amran9,587 967,634 2
Al Bayda البيضاء Al Bayda 11,193660,1055
Al Hudaydah الحديدة Al Hudaydah 17,5092,687,674 6
Al Jawf الجوف Al Hazm 30,620 534,408 7
Al Mahwit المحويت Al Mahwit2,858599,340 9
Amanat Al Asimahأمانة العاصمة Sana'a 1262,575,347 10
Dhamarذمار Dhamar9,4951,645,436 11
Hajjah حجة Hajjah 10,141 1,811,394 13
Ibb إب Ibb6,4842,505,816 14
Ma'rib مأرب Ma'rib 20,023291,403 16
Raymah ريمة Raymah 2,442483,196 17
Sa'dah صعدة Sa'dah15,022887,482 18
Sana'a صنعاء Sana'a 15,0521,042,468 19
Taiz تعز Ta'izz 12,605 2,817,696 21
Former South Yemen (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen), until 1990
Aden عدن Aden1,114589,419 1
Abyan أبين Zinjibar21,939764,342 3
Ad Dali' الضالع Ad Dali' 4,786597,9364
Al Mahrah المهرة Al Ghaydah82,405122,453 8
Hadramautحضرموت Al Mukalla191,7371,263,754 12
Socotra ‏محافظة أرخبيل سقطرى Hadibu...1)...1) 22
Lahij لحج Lahij 15,210865,791 15
Shabwah شبوة Ataq47,728546,467 20
Yemen اليَمَن Sana'a 528,07624,259,561 TOTAL

1) Soqatra Governorate created in December 2013 from parts of Hadramaut, data included there

The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah), which are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001).

Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities. For more information, see Historic Governorates of Yemen.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.world-gazetteer.com, Yemen, divisions
  2. ↑ Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2012 Final Results , Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen