Zone 85 is a zone in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya in the state of Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Al Nasraniya.[2]
Zone 85 | |
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| Coordinates: 25°20′45″N 51°01′28″E / 25.345768°N 51.024324°E[1] | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al-Shahaniya |
| Blocks | 53 |
| Area | |
• Total | 423.2 km2 (163.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 1,308 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | QA-SH |
Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Al Kharsaah, Al Owaina, Al Salamiya, and Umm Taqa.[1]
Demographics
editAs of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 288 housing units[3] and 149 establishments.[4] There were 1,043 people living in the zone, of which 80% were male and 20% were female. Out of the 1,043 inhabitants, 84% were 20 years of age or older and 16% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate was 89.2%.[5]
Employed persons made up 77% of the total population. Females accounted for 10% of the working population, while males accounted for 90% of the working population. Nearly half the working population (365) are employed in construction, while 204 are employed in agriculture and 61 are employed in public administration and defense.[5]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1986[6] | 443 |
| 1997[7] | 490 |
| 2004[8] | 593 |
| 2010[9] | 1,043 |
| 2015[2] | 1,308 |
Land use
editThe Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) breaks down land use in the zone as follows.[10]
| Area (km2) | Developed land (km2) | Undeveloped land (km2) | Residential (km2) | Commercial/ Industrial (km2) |
Education/ Health (km2) |
Farming/ Green areas (km2) |
Other uses (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423.19 | 35.28 | 387.91 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 3.51 | 31.33 |
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.
- ^ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "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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