Zone 73, Qatar

Zone 73
Zone
Coordinates: 25.672084°N 51.078092°E / 25.672084; 51.078092[1]
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al-Shahaniya
Blocks	89
Area
• Total	623.3 km^2 (240.7 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[2]
• Total	1,685
• Density	2.7/km^2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	QA-SH

Zone 73 is a zone in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya in Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Al Jemailiya.^[2]

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Abu Sidrah, Al Qa'iya, Al Suwaihliya, and Lijmiliya Al Naeem.^[1]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 429 housing units^[3] and 190 establishments.^[4] There were 1,706 people living in the zone, of which 60% were male and 40% were female. Out of the 1,706 inhabitants, 71% were 20 years of age or older and 29% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 91.5%.^[5]

Employed persons made up 59% of the total population. Females accounted for 27% of the working population, while males accounted for 73% of the working population.^[5]

Year	Population
1986[6]	1,636
1997[7]	1,303
2004[8]	1,367
2010[9]	1,706
2015[2]	1,685

Land use

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment's breakdown of land use in the zone is as follows.^[10]

Area (km^2)	Developed land (km^2)	Undeveloped land (km^2)	Residential (km^2)	Commercial/ Industrial (km^2)	Education/ Health (km^2)	Farming/ Green areas (km^2)	Other uses (km^2)
623.31	55.12	568.19	0.23	0.01	0.12	2.95	51.81

References

1. "Geoportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
2. "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. "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.