Administrative divisions of Yemen
As of February 2004, Yemen is divided into twenty governorates (muhafazah) and one municipality.[1] 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).
List
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Key | Division | Capital city | Population 2004 census[2] | Population 2006 est.[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 'Adan | Aden | 589,419 | 634,710 |
2 | 'Amran | 'Amran | 877,786 | 909,992 |
3 | Abyan | Zinjibar | 433,819 | 454,535 |
4 | Ad Dali | Ad Dali' | 470,564 | 504,533 |
5 | Al Bayda' | Al Bayda' | 577,369 | 605,303 |
6 | Al Hudaydah | Al Hudaydah | 2,157,552 | 2,300,179 |
7 | Al Jawf | Al Jawf | 443,797 | 465,737 |
8 | Al Mahrah | Al Ghaydah | 88,594 | 96,768 |
9 | Al Mahwit | Al Mahwit | 494,557 | 523,236 |
10 | Amanat Al Asimah | Sana'a | 1,747,834 | 1,947,139 |
11 | Dhamar | Dhamar | 1,330,108 | 1,412,142 |
12 | Hadramaut | Al Mukalla | 1,028,556 | 1,092,967 |
13 | Hajjah | Hajjah | 1,479,568 | 1,570,872 |
14 | Ibb | Ibb | 2,131,861 | 2,238,537 |
15 | Lahij | Lahij | 722,694 | 761,160 |
16 | Ma'rib | Ma'rib | 238,522 | 251,668 |
17 | Raymah | Raymah | 394,448 | 418,659 |
18 | Sa'dah | Sa`dah | 695,033 | 746,957 |
19 | Sana'a | Sana'a | 919,215 | 957,798 |
20 | Shabwah | Ataq | 470,440 | 494,638 |
21 | Ta'izz | Ta`izz | 2,393,425 | 2,513,003 |
22 | Socotra[4] | Hadibu | 1) | 1) |
1) Soqatra Governorate created in December 2013 from parts of Hadramaut, data included there
Historical subdivisions
Yemen became a unified country in May 1990 after the merger of the northern "Yemen Arab Republic" (North Yemen) and the southern "People's Democratic Republic of Yemen" (South Yemen).
Governorates of South Yemen
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Following independence, South Yemen was divided into six governorates (Arabic: muhafazat), with roughly natural boundaries, each given a Roman numeral.
Numeral | Name | Approximate area (km.²) | Capital |
I | 'Adan | 6,980 | Aden |
II | Lahij | 12,766 | Lahij |
III | Abyan | 21,489 | Zinjibar |
IV | Shabwah | 73,908 | Ataq |
V | Hadhramawt | 155,376 | Al Mukalla |
VI | al-Mahra | 66,350 | Al Ghaydah |
Provinces of North Yemen
Until 1980, North Yemen was split into governorates. In 1980, the country was reorganized into eight provinces (Arabic: liwa).
Name | Approximate area (km.²) |
Al-Bayda' | 15,000 |
Al-Hudaydah | 35,000 |
Hajjah | 17,000 |
Ibb | 13,000 |
Rida' | 10,000 |
Sa`dah | 18,000 |
San`a' | 80,000 |
Ta`izz | 12,000 |
References
- ↑ Governorates of Yemen.
- ↑ Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results , Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen
- ↑ Statistic Yearbook 2006 of Yemen
- ↑ https://presidenthadi-gov-ye.info/en/archives/law-establishing-province-of-socotra-archipelago-issued/