In the

administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

s of

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

, zones are the second-highest level of government after

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

. As of the 2015 census, there were 98 zones. However, several of these zones are not currently in use. Over the years, numerous changes in zones have taken place. For instance, in the 2010 census, Zone 69 was transferred to

Al Daayen Al Daayen ( Wehr: ]; also spelled as Wehr: is a Municipalities of Qatar, municipality in the state of Qatar. Most of the urban landscape can be found in the southern zone of the municipality, particularly in the city of Lusail, while the no ...

Municipality, Zones 50 and 58 were added to Ad-Dawhah Municipality, and part of Zone 74 was merged with Zone 70 of Al Daayen Municipality. Zones 1 – 50, 57, 58, and 60 – 68 are reserved for Ad-Dawhah Municipality; Zones 51 – 56, 81, 83, 96 and 97 are reserved for

Al Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...

Municipality; Zones 69 and 70 are reserved for Al Daayen Municipality; Zone 71 is reserved for

Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal headquarters Umm Salal is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km from the coast and 15 ...

Municipality; Zones 74 – 76 are reserved for

Al Khor Al Khor ( ar, الخور; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a municipality in coastal northeastern Qatar. Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located in the northeast coast of Qatar, around from the capital, ...

Municipality; Zones 77 – 79 are reserved for

Al Shamal Al Shamal ( ar, ٱلشَّمَال, Ash Shamāl) is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Its seat is called ''Madinat ash Shamal'' and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although the population is barely over 8,000. The se ...

Municipality; Zones 90 – 95 and 98 are reserved for

Al Wakrah Al Wakrah ( ar, الوكرة, al-Wakra) is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated to the city's immediate north. Governed by Sheikh ...

Municipality; and Zones 72, 73, 80, 82, and 84 – 86 are reserved for

Al-Shahaniya Al Shahaniya ( ar, الشحانية, Ash Shīḩānīyah) is a municipality (3299 km2) in Qatar, with its municipal seat has a city of the same name (39 km2). Formerly in the municipality of Al Rayyan, but now an independent municipali ...

Municipality. Zones are composed of planning districts, of which there are 773 as of 2015. The lowest statistical unit used for planning is a census block, of which the total in 2010 was 4,344, increasing from 2,464 in 2004.

Zones by municipality

Ad Dawhah Municipality

There are 52 zones designated in Ad Dawhah Municipality as of 2015.

Al Rayyan Municipality

There are 10 zones designated in

Municipality as of 2015.

Al Daayen Municipality

There are 2 zones designated in

Municipality as of 2015.

Umm Salal Municipality

There is 1 zone designated in

Municipality as of 2015.

Al Khor Municipality

There are 3 zones designated in

Municipality as of 2015.

Al Shamal Municipality

There are 3 zones designated in

Municipality as of 2015.

Al Shahaniya Municipality

There are 10 zones designated in

Municipality as of 2015.

Al Wakrah Municipality

There are 7 zones designated in

Municipality as of 2015.

References

{{Zones of Qatar Zones of Qatar, Subdivisions of Qatar Qatar, Zones Qatar 2 Zones, Qatar Qatar geography-related lists