Riyadh Province

For other uses, see Riyadh (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 23°0′N 45°30′E / 23°N 45.5°E / 23; 45.5

Riyadh
—  Province  —
الرياض
Map of Saudi Arabia with Riyadh highlighted
Capital	Riyadh
Government
– Governor	Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
– Deputy Governor	Prince Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Area
– Total	412,000 km2 (159,074.1 sq mi)
Population (2004)
– Total	5,455,363
– Density	13.24/km2 (34.3/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	01

The Riyadh Province (Arabic: منطقة الرياض‎ Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ pronounced [ʔɑrːijɑːdˤ]) is a province of Saudi Arabia, Also called ( Al-Wosta), located in the centre of the country. It has an area of 412,000 km² and a population of 5,455,363 (2004), making it the second largest province in terms of both area (behind the Eastern Province) and population (behind Makkah Province). 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.

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

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

Districts

• Al-Suwaidi

Al-Olaya Al-Mursalat Al-Maseef Al-woroud

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	....	...

External links

Saudi Arabia portal

• 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: [1] [2]