Zone 79, Qatar

Zone 79
Interactive map of Zone 79
Coordinates: 26°06′03″N 51°16′23″E / 26.100915°N 51.272929°E / 26.100915; 51.272929[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Shamal
Blocks78
Area
 • Total
166.6 km2 (64.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total
5,407
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeQA-MS

Zone 79 is a zone of the municipality of Al Shamal in Qatar. The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were Madinat ash Shamal, the municipal seat, and Ar Ru'ays.[2]

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries of the municipality are Al `Adhbah, Al Ghariyah, Al Khasooma, Al Mafjar, Al Qa`abiyah, Al Zeghab, and Ras Al Shindwie.[1]

Demographics

YearPopulation
1986[3]2,712
1997[4]2,456
2004[5]2,951
2010[6]4,996
2015[2]5,407

Land use

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) breaks down land use in the zone as follows.[7]

Area (km2)Developed land (km2)Undeveloped land (km2)Residential (km2)Commercial/
Industrial (km2)
Education/
Health (km2)
Farming/
Green areas (km2)
Other uses (km2)
166.6315.88150.751.590.180.235.588.3

References

  1. 1 2 "Geoportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Physiography - Land use 2015". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.