Riyadh Region

Coordinates: 23°0′N 45°30′E / 23.000°N 45.500°E

Riyadh
Region
الرياض
Al-'Uyayna is a village in central Saudi Arabia
Map of Saudi Arabia with Riyadh highlighted
Capital	Riyadh
Boroughs	20
Government
• Governor	Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud
Area
• Total	404,240 km^2 (156,080 sq mi)
Population (5.7 2010 census)
• Total	6,777,146
• Density	17/km^2 (43/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	01
Website	www.riyadh.gov.sa

The governorates of Riyadh Region

The Riyadh Region (Arabic: منطقة الرياض‎‎ Manṭiqat ar-Riyāḍ) is a region (mintaqah) of Saudi Arabia, also called Al-Wosta, located in the center of the country. It has an area of 404,240 km² and a population of 6,777,146 (2010), making it the second largest province in terms of both area (behind the Eastern Region) and population (behind Makkah Region). Its capital is the city of Riyadh, which is also the national capital. More than 75% of the population of the province resides within Riyadh. According to the 2004 census, 1,728,840 of the province's population is non-Saudi (approximately 31%), with 1,444,500 of those living within the provincial capital, Riyadh.

Subdivisions

In addition to the Municipality of Riyadh, the region is divided into 19 governorates (muhafazat) and 1 sub-governorate (markaz):

• Layla (town)
• 'Afif
• al-Duwadmi
• al-Ghat
• al-Gway'iyyah
• al-Hareeg
• Al-Kharj
• Al Majma'ah
• Al-Muzahmiyyah
• al-Sulayyil
• Dhruma
• Dir'iyyah
• Hotat Bani Tamim
• Huraymila
• Rimah
• Shagra
• Thadig
• Wadi ad-Dawasir
• Zulfy City
• The sub-governorate (markaz) of Marat, which is tied directly to the Municipality of Riyadh.
• Yabrin

Modern history of Riyadh Province and Saudi Arabia

Period	from	to	Timeline
First Saudi State	1744	1818	74 years
Khedewian Invasion	1818	1824	6 years
Second Saudi State "first period"	1824	1838	14 years
Khedewian Invasion "secondly"	1838	1843	5 years
Second Saudi State "second period"	1843	1865	22 years
Civil War	1865	1887	22 years
(Conquests of Abdul Aziz Al-Saud "he began to Riyadh") Third Saudi State	1902	1932	30 years
(End of Conquests) "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"	1932	....	...

List of governors

Name	Dates
Muhammad bin Saad bin Zaid	1929-1936
Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz	1937 - 28 May 1947
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz	29 May 1947 – 19 Dec 1952
Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz On behalf of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz	3 March – 19 Dec 1952
Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz	20 Dec 1952 – 18 April 1955
Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz On behalf of Prince Nayef	16 March 1954 - 18 April 1955
Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz	18 April 1955 – 22 Sept 1960
Prince Turki bin Abdul-Aziz On behalf of Prince Salman	10 - 21 Oct 1957 – 1957; 31 Oct 1960
Prince Fawaz bin Abdulaziz	11 Sept 1961 – 20 Jan 1963
Prince Prince Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz	20 Jan - 5 Feb 1963
Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz	5 Feb 1963 - 5 Nov 2011
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz	5 Nov 2011-12 Feb 2013
Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud	14 February 2013 - 14 May 2014
Prince Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud	14 May 2014 - 29 January 2015
Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud	29 January 2015 - present

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References

1. "Riyadh Princes". Riyadh.gov.sa. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

External links

• Riyadh Principality
• Riyadh Principality (Arabic)
• A travel through the province of Riyadh, A travel site with photos and routes
• Official Saudi census figures from 2004: