Ad-Dawhah (municipality)
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Ad-Dawhah الدوحة ad-Dawḥa |
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| Municipality | |
 Location of the municipality of Ad-Dawha within Qatar |
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| Coordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E / 25.28667°N 51.53333°ECoordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E / 25.28667°N 51.53333°E | |
| Country |
 Qatar
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| Area | |
| • Total | 234 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | 796,947 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC+3) |
Ad-Dawhah (Arabic: الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dōḥa; Arabic pronunciation: [addawħa] DAW-ha, is the one of the 7 municipalities of Qatar. It is the most populous municipality with population of 796,947, and its capital city is Doha.
According to the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, the Municipality of Qatar became the first municipality to be established in 1963. Later that year, name was changed to Municipality of AdDawhah. The country has been divided into seven municipalities since 2006. Doha is the most populated municipality among them with a population of 796,947 as of 2010.
AdDawhah is in the Central East region of Qatar, it is bordered by Al Wakrah municipality to the south, Al Rayyan municipality to the west, Al Daayen municipality to the north and Umm Salal municipality to the northwest.
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