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Medina Province | |
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| ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة | |
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| Coordinates: 25°0′N 39°30′E / 25.000°N 39.500°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | Medina |
| Governorates | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Salman bin Sultan |
| • Deputy Governor | Saud bin Khalid |
| Area | |
• Total | 151,990 km2 (58,680 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 2,389,452 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | SA-03 |
The Medina Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, romanized: Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a province (minṭaqah) of Saudi Arabia on the country's western side along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of 151,990 km (94,440 mi) and a population of 2,389,452 (2022 Census)[1] subdivided into seven muḥafaẓat (governorates):
| Governorate | Population |
| Medina | 995,619 |
| Al-Hunakiyah | 52,549 |
| Mahd Al-Thahab | 53,687 |
| al-Ula | 57,495 |
| Badr | 58,088 |
| Yanbu | 249,797 |
| Khaybar | 45,489 |
The regional capital is Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam.[2] Other cities in the province include Yanbu and Badr. The province also contains Mada'in Salih, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
- ^ "Population Characteristics surveys" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). 2017.
- ^ "Medina". Trawell Guide. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "USESCO and Saudi Arabia: A Snapshot Picture" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-11-17.