Al Wakrah (municipality)

This article is about the municipality in Qatar. For its capital city, see Al Wakrah.
Al Wakrah Municipality
Municipality

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Map of Qatar with Al Wakrah highlighted
Coordinates (Al Wakrah): 25°10′48″N 51°36′36″E / 25.18000°N 51.61000°E / 25.18000; 51.61000Coordinates: 25°10′48″N 51°36′36″E / 25.18000°N 51.61000°E / 25.18000; 51.61000
Country  Qatar
Capital Al Wakrah city
Area
 • Municipality 2,518 km2 (972 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Municipality 141,222
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone East Africa Time (UTC+03)
ISO 3166 code QA-WA

Al-Wakrah Municipality (also spelled Al Wakra Municipality) is a municipality of Qatar located bordered by the municipalities of Doha and Al Rayyan. Its capital is Al Wakrah city.

History

On 17 July 1972, the creation of the municipalities of Ar Rayyan, Al-Wakrah, Al Khawr and Dhekra, Madinat ash Shamal, and Umm Salal were issued. This law identified Al-Wakrah Municipality as a legal district. The municipal board has a president and four members. The current president of the Municipal board is Hamdan bin Khalifa Busherbal al-Mansouri. The municipality has four sections and they are: Financial and Administrative Affairs Section, Health Affairs Section, General Affairs Section and the Technical Affairs Section..

Demographics

The following table is a breakdown of registered live births by nationality and sex for Al Wakrah. Places of birth are based on the home municipality of the mother at birth.[2][3]

Registered live births by nationality and sex
Year Qatari Non-Qatari Total
M F Total M F Total M F Total
2001 168 156 324 170 176 346 338 332 670
2002 175 147 322 167 159 326 342 306 648
2003 183 159 342 172 190 362 355 349 704
2004 177 177 354 196 169 365 373 346 719
2005 176 179 355 202 181 383 378 360 738
2006 182 172 354 196 191 387 378 363 741
2007 209 161 370 238 206 444 447 367 814
2008 186 207 393 309 297 606 495 504 999
2009 216 248 464 369 333 702 585 581 1166

Administration

Al Wakrah Municipality was established in 1972 and supervises the city of Al Wakrah in addition to other settlements in the municipality.[4] The following administrative zones are found in Al Wakrah Municipality:[1]

Zone Area (km) Population (2010)
Al Wakrah 66.3 79,457
Al Thumama
Al Wukair
Al Mashaf 		219.8 22,459
Mesaieed 154.7 35,150
Mesaieed Industrial Area 60.9 123
Shagra 497.6 3,874
Al Kharrara 832.3 117
Khawr al Udayd 686.3 42
Municipality 2518.0 141,222

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics". Qatar Information Exchange. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Qatar Statistics Authority website". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Al Wakrah Municipality". Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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