The Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia, officially the Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consist of 13 provinces which are further divided into 118 governorates. The current system was created by a series of royal orders and amendments in the early 1990s.[1] [2] [3]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates or regions/provinces, each governed by a governor or emir, known as the Provincial Governor, to differentiate them from the governors of governorates. These are:
The 13 emirates are further divided into 118 governorates, each governed by a Governor . Of these, 13 are capital governorates governed by a Mayor .
| Makkah Province | Jeddah Governorate | 2,833,169 | 5,747,971 |
| City of Makkah | 1,338,341 | ||
| Ta'if Governorate | 885,474 | ||
| Qunfudhah Governorate | 240,938 | ||
| Laith Governorate | 110,449 | ||
| Jumum Governorate | 75,993 | ||
| Rabigh Governorate | 68,966 | ||
| Khulays Governorate | 49,955 | ||
| Ranyah Governorate | 44,276 | ||
| Turbah Governorate | 42,810 | ||
| Khurmah Governorate | 39,053 | ||
| Kamil Governorate | 18,547 | ||
| Riyadh Province | City of Riyadh | 4,137,280 | 5,455,363 |
| Kharj Governorate | 323,394 | ||
| Duwaidmi Governorate | 190,138 | ||
| Majma'ah Governorate | 111,503 | ||
| Quwai'iyah Governorate | 106,579 | ||
| Wadi ad-Dawasir Governorate | 92,631 | ||
| 'Afif Governorate | 68,592 | ||
| Zulfi Governorate | 62,904 | ||
| Dir'iyah Governorate | 60,777 | ||
| Aflaj Governorate | 60,046 | ||
| Hawtat Bani Tamim Governorate | 39,719 | ||
| Muzahmiyah Governorate | 35,795 | ||
| Sulayyil Governorate | 35,011 | ||
| Shaqra' Governorate | 34,543 | ||
| Rumah Governorate | 25,312 | ||
| Dhurma Governorate | 19,688 | ||
| Thadij Governorate | 15,221 | ||
| Hariq Governorate | 13,426 | ||
| Huraymila Governorate | 12,569 | ||
| Ghat Governorate | 10,235 | ||
| Eastern Province | Ahsa' Governorate | 908,366 | 3,360,157 |
| City of Dammam | 744,631 | ||
| Qatif Governorate | 474,573 | ||
| Khobar Governorate | 455,541 | ||
| Hafr al-Batin Governorate | 338,636 | ||
| Jubail Governorate | 224,430 | ||
| Khafji Governorate | 60,975 | ||
| Buqayq Governorate | 44,863 | ||
| Na'iriyah Governorate | 44,664 | ||
| Ra's Tanura Governorate | 43,338 | ||
| Qaryat al-'Ulya Governorate | 20,140 | ||
| Madinah Province | City of Madinah | 994,175 | 1,512,076 |
| Yanbu' al-Bahr Governorate | 250,244 | ||
| Badr Governorate | 58,352 | ||
| 'Alula Governorate | 57,506 | ||
| Mahd Governorate | 53,734 | ||
| Henakiyah Governorate | 52,524 | ||
| Khaybar Governorate | 45,541 | ||
| Al Baha Province | City of Baha | 93,128 | 377,739 |
| Mukhwah Governorate | 64,365 | ||
| Baljurashi Governorate | 61,354 | ||
| Qilwah Governorate | 55,511 | ||
| Mandaq Governorate | 45,666 | ||
| Qari Governorate | 29,109 | ||
| 'Aqiq Governorate | 28,606 | ||
| Al Jawf Province | City of Sakaka | 196,503 | 361,676 |
| Qurayyat Governorate | 125,090 | ||
| Daumat al-Jandal Governorate | 40,083 | ||
| Northern Borders Province | City of 'Ar'ar | 166,428 | 279,286 |
| Rafha Governorate | 72,187 | ||
| Turaif Governorate | 40,671 |