Zone 73, Qatar

Zone 73
Zone
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Coordinates: 25°40′20″N 51°04′41″E / 25.672084°N 51.078092°E / 25.672084; 51.078092[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl-Shahaniya
Blocks89
Area
 • Total
623.3 km2 (240.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total
1,685
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeQA-SH

Zone 73 is a zone in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya in Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Al Jemailiya.[2]

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Abu Sidrah, Al Qa'iya, Al Suwaihliya, and Lijmiliya Al Naeem.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 429 housing units[3] and 190 establishments.[4] There were 1,706 people living in the zone, of which 60% were male and 40% were female. Out of the 1,706 inhabitants, 71% were 20 years of age or older and 29% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 91.5%.[5]

Employed persons made up 59% of the total population. Females accounted for 27% of the working population, while males accounted for 73% of the working population.[5]

Year Population
1986[6] 1,636
1997[7] 1,303
2004[8] 1,367
2010[9] 1,706
2015[2] 1,685

Land use

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment's breakdown of land use in the zone is 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)
623.31 55.12 568.19 0.23 0.01 0.12 2.95 51.81

References

  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. ^ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ^ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  7. ^ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Physiography - Land use 2015". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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