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]
Zone 79 | |
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| Coordinates: 26°06′03″N 51°16′23″E / 26.100915°N 51.272929°E[1] | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Shamal |
| Blocks | 78 |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.6 km2 (64.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 5,407 |
| Time zone | UTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | QA-MS |
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
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1986[3] | 2,712 |
| 1997[4] | 2,456 |
| 2004[5] | 2,951 |
| 2010[6] | 4,996 |
| 2015[2] | 5,407 |
Land use
editThe 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166.63 | 15.88 | 150.75 | 1.59 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 5.58 | 8.3 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Geoportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Physiography - Land use 2015". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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