Governorates of Yemen

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Yemen is divided into 21 governorates (muhafazah):

Division Capital City Pop (2004) [1] Key
'Adan Aden 589,419 1
'Amran 'Amran 877,786 2
Abyan Zinjibar 433,819 3
Ad Dali' 470,564 4
Al Bayda' Al Bayda 577,369 5
Al Hudaydah Al Hudaydah 2,157,552 6
Al Jawf Al Jawf 443,797 7
Al Mahrah Al Ghaydah 88,594 8
Al Mahwit Al Mahwit 494,557 9
Amanat Al Asimah 1,747,834 10
Dhamar Dhamar 1,330,108 11
Hadramaut Al Mukalla 1,028,556 12
Hajjah Hajjah 1,479,568 13
Ibb Ibb 2,131,861 14
Lahij Lahij 722,694 15
Ma'rib Ma'rib 238,522 16
Raymah 394,448 17
Sa'dah Sa'dah 695,033 18
Sana'a San'a' 919,215 19
Shabwah 'Ataq 470,440 20
Ta'izz Ta'izz 2,393,425 21

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).

Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities. For more information, see Historic Governorates of Yemen.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results [1], Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen [2]
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