Al Wakrah (municipality)
| Al Wakrah Municipality بلدية الوكرة | |
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| Municipality | |
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| Coordinates (Al Wakrah): 25°10′48″N 51°36′36″E / 25.18000°N 51.61000°ECoordinates: 25°10′48″N 51°36′36″E / 25.18000°N 51.61000°E | |
| Country |
 Qatar |
| Capital | Al Wakrah city |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 2,518 km2 (972 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 141,222 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+03) |
| ISO 3166 code | QA-WA |
Al-Wakrah Municipality (also spelled Al Wakra Municipality; Arabic: بلدية الوكرة Baladīyat al-Wakrah) is a municipality of Qatar located bordered by the municipalities of Doha and Al Rayyan. Its capital is Al Wakrah city.
History
On 17 July 1972, the creation of the municipalities of Ar Rayyan, Al-Wakrah, Al Khawr and Dhekra, Madinat ash Shamal, and Umm Salal were issued. This law identified Al-Wakrah Municipality as a legal district. The municipal board has a president and four members. The current president of the Municipal board is Hamdan bin Khalifa Busherbal al-Mansouri. The municipality has four sections and they are: Financial and Administrative Affairs Section, Health Affairs Section, General Affairs Section and the Technical Affairs Section..
Demographics
The following table is a breakdown of registered live births by nationality and sex for Al Wakrah. Places of birth are based on the home municipality of the mother at birth.[2][3]
| Registered live births by nationality and sex | |||||||||
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| Year | Qatari | Non-Qatari | Total | ||||||
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| 2001 | 168 | 156 | 324 | 170 | 176 | 346 | 338 | 332 | 670 |
| 2002 | 175 | 147 | 322 | 167 | 159 | 326 | 342 | 306 | 648 |
| 2003 | 183 | 159 | 342 | 172 | 190 | 362 | 355 | 349 | 704 |
| 2004 | 177 | 177 | 354 | 196 | 169 | 365 | 373 | 346 | 719 |
| 2005 | 176 | 179 | 355 | 202 | 181 | 383 | 378 | 360 | 738 |
| 2006 | 182 | 172 | 354 | 196 | 191 | 387 | 378 | 363 | 741 |
| 2007 | 209 | 161 | 370 | 238 | 206 | 444 | 447 | 367 | 814 |
| 2008 | 186 | 207 | 393 | 309 | 297 | 606 | 495 | 504 | 999 |
| 2009 | 216 | 248 | 464 | 369 | 333 | 702 | 585 | 581 | 1166 |
Administration
Al Wakrah Municipality was established in 1972 and supervises the city of Al Wakrah in addition to other settlements in the municipality.[4] The following administrative zones are found in Al Wakrah Municipality:[1]
| Zone | Area (km) | Population (2010) |
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| Al Wakrah | 66.3 | 79,457 |
| Al Thumama Al Wukair Al Mashaf | 219.8 | 22,459 |
| Mesaieed | 154.7 | 35,150 |
| Mesaieed Industrial Area | 60.9 | 123 |
| Shagra | 497.6 | 3,874 |
| Al Kharrara | 832.3 | 117 |
| Khawr al Udayd | 686.3 | 42 |
| Municipality | 2518.0 | 141,222 |
References
- 1 2 "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Population statistics". Qatar Information Exchange. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Qatar Statistics Authority website". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "Al Wakrah Municipality". Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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