Zone 81, Qatar

Coordinates: 25°07′39″N 51°18′41″E / 25.127444°N 51.311402°E / 25.127444; 51.311402
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Zone 81
Coordinates: 25°07′39″N 51°18′41″E / 25.127444°N 51.311402°E / 25.127444; 51.311402[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
Blocks48
Area
 • Total160.5 km2 (62.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total12,483 (2,015)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeQA-RA

Zone 81 is a zone of the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Mebaireek.[2]

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Al Hemaila, Al Khaldiya, Al Mukaynis, and Ummahat Owaina.[1]

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 1,002 housing units[3] and 145 establishments.[4] There were 11,333 people living in the zone, of which 50% were male and 50% were female. Out of the 11,333 inhabitants, 62% were 20 years of age or older and 38% were under the age of 20.[5]

Employed persons made up 40% of the total population. Females accounted for 46% of the working population, while males accounted for 54% of the working population.[5]

Year Population
1986[6] 347
1997[7] 1,465
2004[8] 6,287
2010[9] 11,333
2015[2] 12,483

Land use[edit]

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)
160.48 77.70 82.78 2.33 4.28 0.54 2.52 68.03

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 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. 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 13 February 2019.