Zone 79, Qatar

Coordinates: 26°06′03″N 51°16′23″E / 26.100915°N 51.272929°E / 26.100915; 51.272929
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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
 • Total166.6 km2 (64.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total5,407
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[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[edit]

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)
166.63 15.88 150.75 1.59 0.18 0.23 5.58 8.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Geoportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. 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.