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Govrenorates o Yemen

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Yemen is dividit intae 22 govrenorates (muhafazah) an ane municipality:

A clickable map of Yemen exhibiting its 21 governorates.'Adan Govrenorate'Amran GovrenorateAbyan GovrenorateAd Dali GovrenorateAl Bayda' GovrenorateAl Hudaydah GovrenorateAl Jawf GovrenorateAl Mahrah GovrenorateAl Mahwit GovrenorateSana'aSana'aDhamar GovrenorateHadramaut GovrenorateHajjah GovrenorateIbb GovrenorateLahij GovrenorateMa'rib GovrenorateRaymah GovrenorateSa'dah GovrenorateSana'a GovrenorateShabwah GovrenorateTa'izz Govrenorate
A clickable map of Yemen exhibiting its 21 governorates.
Diveesion Arabic Caipital Ceety Aurie [1]
km²
Pop
(2012) [2]
Key
Umwhile North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic), till 1990
'Amran عمران 'Amran 9,587 967,634 2
Ad Dali' الضالع Ad Dali' 4,786 597,936 4
Al Bayda' البيضاء Al Bayda' 11,193 660,105 5
Al Hudaydah الحديدة Al Hudaydah 17,509 2,687,674 6
Al Jawf الجوف Al Jawf 30,620 534,408 7
Al Mahwit المحويت Al Mahwit 2,858 599,340 9
Amanat Al Asimah أمانة العاصمة Sana'a 126 2,575,347 10
Dhamar ذمار Dhamar 9,495 1,645,436 11
Hajjah حجة Hajjah 10,141 1,811,394 13
Ibb إب Ibb 6,484 2,505,816 14
Ma'rib مأرب Ma'rib 20,023 291,403 16
Raymah ريمة Raymah 2,442 483,196 17
Sa'dah صعدة Sa'dah 15,022 887,482 18
Sana'a صنعاء Sana'a 15,052 1,042,468 19
Ta'izz تعز Ta'izz 12,605 2,817,696 21
Umwhile Sooth Yemen (Fowkdemocratic Republic o Yemen), till 1990
'Adan عدن Aden 1,114 589,419 1
Abyan أبين Zinjibar 21,939 764,342 3
Al Mahrah المهرة Al Ghaydah 82,405 122,453 8
Hadramaut حضرموت Al Mukalla 191,737 1,263,754 12
Soqatra ‏محافظة أرخبيل سقطرى Hadibu ...1) ...1) 22
Lahij لحج Lahij 15,210 865,791 15
Shabwah شبوة Ataq 47,728 546,467 20
Yemen اليَمَن Sana'a 528,076 24,259,561 TOTAL

1) Soqatra Govrenorate creatit in Dizember 2013 frae pairts o Hadramaut, data includit thare

The govrenorates are subdividit intae 333 destricts (muderiah), which are subdividit intae 2,210 sub-destricts, and then intae 38,284 veelages (as o 2001).

Afore 1990, Yemen existit as twa separate entities. For mair information, see Admeenistrative diveesions o Yemen.

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References

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  1. http://www.world-gazetteer.com, Yemen, divisions
  2. Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2012 Final Results [1] Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen [2] Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine