Zone 72, Qatar

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Zone 72
Zone
Coordinates: 25°29′50″N 51°02′33″E / 25.497217°N 51.042504°E / 25.497217; 51.042504Coordinates: 25°29′50″N 51°02′33″E / 25.497217°N 51.042504°E / 25.497217; 51.042504[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl-Shahaniya
Blocks58
Area
 • Total662.2 km2 (255.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total1,232
 • Density1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeQA-SH

Zone 72 is a zone in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya in the state of Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Al Utouriya.[2]

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Lehsain, , Ras Abrouq, Umm Al Daah Khawzan, , , , , and Zekreet.[1]

Demographics[]

As of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 363 housing units[3] and 123 establishments.[4] There were 1,060 people living in the zone, of which 72% were male and 28% were female. Out of the 1,060 inhabitants, 80% were 20 years of age or older and 20% were under the age of 20.[5]

Employed persons made up 72% of the total population. Females accounted for 19% of the working population, while males accounted for 81% of the working population. Most of the working population is employed within the agricultural industry (356), and public administration and defense comes in second with 110 employed individuals.[5]

Year Population
1986[6] 761
1997[7] 915
2004[8] 939
2010[9] 1,060
2015[2] 1,232

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)
662.17 15.92 646.25 0.11 0.00 0.00 10.45 5.36

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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