Yemen: Governerates, Cities & Villages - Statistics & Maps on City Population

Governerates

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Original	Capital	A (km²)	Cf 1994-12-16	Cf 2004-12-16	P 2006-12-01
<	Abyān {Abyan}	ABY	Gov	أبين	Zinjibār	16,500	342,628	433,819	454,500
<	'Adan {Adan}	ADA	Gov	عدن	'Adan	750	404,257	589,419	634,700
<	Aḍ-Ḍāli' {Ad-Dali}	DAL	Gov	الضالع	Aḍ-Ḍāli'	4,000	330,062	470,564	504,500
<	Al-Bayḍā' {Al-Bayda}	BAY	Gov	البيضاء	Al-Bayḍā'	9,300	454,608	577,369	605,300
<	Al-Ḥudaydah {Al-Hudaydah}	HUD	Gov	الحديدة	Al-Ḥudaydah	13,300	1,558,513	2,157,552	2,300,200
<	Al-Jawf	JAW	Gov	الجوف	Al-Ḥazm	39,500	347,639	443,797	465,700
<	Al-Mahrah	MAR	Gov	المهرة	Al-Ghayḍah	67,000	56,425	88,594	96,800
<	Al-Maḥwīt {Al-Mahwit}	MAH	Gov	المحويت	Al-Maḥwīt	2,300	371,595	494,557	523,200
<	Amānah al-'Āṣmah {Amanah al-Asmah}	AAA	Cap	أمانة العاصمة	Ṣan'ā'	400	1,003,627	1,747,834	1,947,100
<	'Amrān {Amran}	AMR	Gov	عمران	'Amrān	7,900	731,873	877,786	910,000
<	Dhamār {Dhamar}	DHA	Gov	ذمار	Dhamār	7,600	981,674	1,330,108	1,412,100
<	Ḥaḍramawt {Hadramawt}	HAD	Gov	حضرموت	Al-Mukallā	167,000	755,631	1,028,556	1,093,000
<	Ḥajjah {Hajjah}	HAJ	Gov	حجة	Ḥajjah	8,300	1,091,788	1,479,568	1,570,900
<	Ibb	IBB	Gov	إب	Ibb	5,400	1,665,054	2,131,861	2,238,500
<	Laḥij {Lahij}	LAH	Gov	لحج	Laḥij	12,700	555,742	722,694	761,200
<	Ma'rib {Marib}	MAR	Gov	مأرب	Ma'rib	17,500	181,740	238,522	251,700
<	Raymah	RAY	Gov	ريمه		1,900	291,533	394,448	418,700
<	Ṣa'dah {Sadah}	SAD	Gov	صعده	Ṣa'dah	12,400	481,617	695,033	747,000
<	Ṣan'ā' {Sana}	SAN	Gov	صنعاء	Ṣan'ā'	11,900	746,812	919,215	957,800
<	Shabwah	SHA	Gov	شبوة	'Atāq	39,000	364,932	470,440	494,600
<	Ta'izz {Taizz}	TAI	Gov	تعز	Ta'izz	10,000	1,870,057	2,393,425	2,513,000
	Yemen	YEM		اليَمَن	Ṣan'ā'	455,000	14,587,807	19,685,161	20,900,500

Central Statistical Organisation, Republic of Yemen (web).
The areas of the governorates are computed from a map provided by the Yemen Ministry of Public Health. The 1994 population does not contain an estimated underenumeration of 493,231.

	Name	Adm.	C C 2004-12-16
1	Ṣan'ā'	SAN	1,707,531
2	'Adan	ADA	588,938
3	Ta'izz	TAI	466,968
4	Al-Ḥudaydah	HUD	409,994
5	Ibb	IBB	212,992
6	Al-Mukallā	HAD	182,478
7	Dhamār	DHA	146,346
8	'Amrān	AMR	77,825
9	Bājil	HUD	55,760
10	Ṣa'dah	SAD	51,870

Cities & Villages

	Name	Original	Adm.	C C 1975-02-01	C C 2004-12-16
<	'Abs {Abs}	عبس	HAJ	...	15,568
<	'Adan [Aden] {Adan}	عدن	ADA	240,400	588,938
<	Aḍ-Ḍaḥi {Ad-Dahi}	الضحي	HUD	...	13,517
<	Aḍ-Ḍāli' {Ad-Dali}	الضالع	DAL	...	18,352
<	Ad-Dīs {Ad-Dis}	الديس	HAD	...	13,594
<	Al-Bayḍā' {Al-Bayda}	البيضاء	BAY	6,500	29,853
<	Al-Ghayḍah {Al-Ghaydah}	الغيظه	MAR	...	13,987
<	Al-Ḥabīlayn {Al-Habilayn}	الحبيلين	LAH	...	10,248
<	Al-Ḥazm {Al-Hazm}	الحزم	JAW	...	13,658
<	Al-Ḥudaydah [Hodeidah] {Al-Hudaydah}	الحديده	HUD	88,700	409,994
<	Al-Jarrāḥī {Al-Jarrahi}	الجراحي	HUD	...	18,872
<	Al-Khawkhah	الخوخه	HUD	...	12,434
<	Al-Maḥābishah {Al-Mahabishah}	المحابشة	HAJ	...	14,225
<	Al-Maḥwīt {Al-Mahwit}	المحويت	MAH	2,600	13,008
<	Al-Manṣūrīyah {Al-Mansuriyah}	المنصورية	HUD	...	12,420
<	Al-Marāwi'ah {Al-Marawiah}	المراوعة	HUD	6,800	23,147
<	Al-Marhinah	المرهنة	JAW	...	20,925
<	Al-Milāḥah {Al-Milahah}	الملاحه	JAW	...	15,190
<	Al Misrākh {Al Misrakh}	المسراخ	TAI	...	10,141
<	Al-Mukallā {Al-Mukalla}	المكلا	HAD	45,000	182,478
<	Al-Qā'idah {Al-Qaidah}	القاعده	IBB	...	39,254
<	Al-Qaṭn {Al-Qatn}	القطن	HAD	...	13,012
<	Al-Quţay' {Al-Qutay}	القطيع	HUD	...	14,990
<	'Amrān {Amran}	عمران	AMR	5,400	77,825
<	Ar-Rāhidah {Ar-Rahidah}	الراهدة	TAI	...	12,177
<	Ash-Shihr	الشحر	HAD	...	47,663
<	'Atāq {Ataq}	عتق	SHA	...	21,505
<	At-Tuḥaytā {At-Tuhayta}	التحيتا	HUD	...	11,808
<	At-Turbah	التربة	TAI	...	10,505
<	Az-Zaydīyah {Az-Zaydiyah}	الزيدية	HUD	5,300	18,504
<	Bājil {Bajil}	باجل	HUD	7,300	55,760
<	Bayḥān (al-Qiṣāb) {Bayhan}	بيحان	SHA	...	13,234
<	Bayt al-Faqīh {Bayt al-Faqih}	بيت الفقيه	HUD	13,300	39,445
<	Ḍaiḥān {Daihan}	ضحيان	SAD	...	10,827
<	Damt	دمت	DAL	...	14,877
<	Dhamār {Dhamar}	ذمار	DHA	21,000	146,346
<	Ghayl Bā Wazīr {Ghayl Ba Wazir}	غيل باوزير	HAD	...	21,259
<	Ḥajjah {Hajjah}	حجة	HAJ	6,300	35,180
<	Ḥaraḍ {Harad}	حرض	HAJ	...	26,763
<	Ḥays {Hays}	حيس	TAI	...	15,048
<	Ibb	إب	IBB	20,600	212,992
<	Ja'ār {Jaar}	جعار	ABY	...	29,495
<	Jiblah	جبله	IBB	...	13,325
<	Khamr	خمر	AMR	...	15,230
<	Laḥij {Lahij}	لحج	LAH	...	25,881
<	Lawdar	لودر	ABY	...	13,578
<	Ma'bar {Mabar}	معبر	DHA	...	24,707
<	Maqbanah	مقبنة	TAI	...	10,644
<	Qa'ṭabah {Qatabah}	قعطبه	DAL	...	10,604
<	Rayḍah {Raydah}	ريده	AMR	...	14,046
<	Ridā' {Rida}	رداع	BAY	6,900	51,087
<	Ṣa'dah {Sadah}	صعدة	SAD	4,600	51,870
<	Saḥḥār {Sahhar}	سحار	SAD	...	12,100
<	Ṣan'ā' (incl. ar-Rawḍah) [Sanaa] {Sana}	صنعاء	SAN	134,600	1,707,531
<	Say'ūn {Sayun}	سيئون	HAD	20,000	49,083
<	Shafar	شفر	HAJ	...	12,894
<	Shibām {Shibam}	شبام	HAD	...	13,316
<	Ta'izz [Taiz] {Taizz}	تعز	TAI	86,900	466,968
<	Tarīm {Tarim}	تريم	HAD	...	48,079
<	Yarīm {Yarim}	يريم	IBB	8,000	46,964
<	Zabīd {Zabid}	زبيد	HUD	7,600	21,576
<	Zinjibār {Zinjibar}	زنجبار	ABY	...	20,071

(2004) Central Statistical Organisation, Republic of Yemen (web).

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Governerates

Principal Cities

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