Zone 78 is a zone of the municipality of Al Shamal in the state of Qatar. The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were Abu Dhalouf and Zubarah.[2]

Zone 78
Coordinates: 25°59′10″N 51°05′47″E / 25.986091°N 51.096329°E / 25.986091; 51.096329[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Shamal
Blocks53
Area
 • Total427.2 km2 (164.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,660 (2,015)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeQA-MS

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Ain Al Nuaman, Ain Mohammed, Al `Arish, Al Jumail, Al Khuwayr, Al Nabaah, Ar Rakiyat, Ath Thaqab, Freiha, Ghaf Makin, Khidaj, Lisha, Murwab, Ruwayda, Sidriyat Makin, Umm Al Hawa'ir, Umm Al Kilab, Umm al Qubur, Umm Jasim, Yusufiyah.[1]

Demographics edit

Year Population
1986[3] 663
1997[4] 621
2004[5] 579
2010[6] 1,009
2015[2] 1,660

Land use edit

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) breaks down land use in the zone as follows.[7]

Area (km2) Developed land (km2) Undeveloped land (km2) Residential (km2) Commercial/
Industrial (km2)
Education/
Health (km2)
Farming/
Green areas (km2)
Other uses (km2)
427.24 21.88 405.36 0.32 0.00 0.00 8.78 12.78

References edit

  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 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Physiography - Land use 2015". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.