Medina Province | |
Official Name: | Arabic: ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Coordinates: | 25°N 69°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Medina |
Parts Type: | Governorates |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 7 |
Area Total Km2: | 151990 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Total: | 2,389,452 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | ISO 3166-2 |
Postal Code: | 03 |
Leader Title1: | Governor |
Leader Name1: | Salman bin Sultan |
Leader Title2: | Deputy Governor |
Leader Name2: | Saud bin Khalid |
The Medina Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة|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 and a population of 2,132,679 (2017 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 Al Bahar | 249,797 | |
Khaybar | 45,489 |
The regional capital is Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam.[2] Other cities in the province include Yanbu' al Bahr and Badr Hunayn. The province also contains Mada'in Salih, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]