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GOVERNORATES OF YEMEN


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Map of the governorates of Yemen in alphabetical order.

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Yemen is divided into 21 governorates (''muhafazah''):
Division Capital City Pop (2004) Key
Abyan Zinjibar ??? 1
'Adan Aden 1,000,000 2
Ad Dali' 470,460 3
Al Bayda' Al Bayda 571,778 4
Al Hudaydah Al Hudaydah 2,161,379 5
Al Jawf Al Hazm Al Jawf 451,426 6
Al Mahrah Al Ghaydah 89,093 7
Al Mahwit Al Mahwit 495,865 8
'Amran 872,789 9
Dhamar Dhamar 1,339,229 10
Hadramaut Al Mukalla 1,029,462 11
Hajjah Hajjah 1,480,897 12
Ibb Ibb 2,137,546 13
Lahij Lahij 727,203 14
Ma'rib Ma'rib 241,690 15
Raymah 395,076 not shown
Sa'dah Sa`dah 693,217 16
Sana'a San`a' 918,379 17
Sana'a (capital) 1,747,627 not shown
Shabwah `Ataq 466,889 18
Ta'izz Ta`izz 2,438,656 19

The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts, which are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001).
Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities. For more information, see Historic Governorates of Yemen.

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