Zone 96, Qatar

Zone 96
Zone
Map
Coordinates: 24°49′16″N 50°58′53″E / 24.821184°N 50.981505°E / 24.821184; 50.981505[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
Blocks40
Area
 • Total
801.7 km2 (309.5 sq mi)
Population
[2]
 • Total
984 (2,015)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeQA-RA

Zone 96 is a zone of the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Abu Samra.[2]

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Al Aamriya, Eglat Faisal, Lusail West, and Umm Hawta.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 484 housing units[3] and 61 establishments.[4] There were 1065 people living in the zone, of which 78% were male and 22% were female. Out of the 1,065 inhabitants, 90% were 20 years of age or older and 10% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 93.4%.[5]

Employed persons made up 76% of the total population. Females accounted for 10% of the working population, while males accounted for 90% of the working population.[5]

Year Population
1986[6] 594
1997[7] 683
2004[8] 786
2010[9] 1,065
2015[2] 984

Land use

The 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)
801.75 43.11 758.64 0.23 0.66 0.22 5.42 36.58

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 8 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 8 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 13 February 2019.
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