Governorates of Yemen

Governorates of Yemen محافظات اليمن
Also known as: Muhafazah
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Yemen
Number	21 governorates
Populations	(Governorates only): 44,120 (Socotra) – 4,554,443 (Taiz)
Areas	(Governorates only): 130 km2 (49 sq mi) (Sana'a) – 99,000 km2 (38,300 sq mi) (Hadhramaut)
Government	Governorate government, National government
Subdivisions	District

(Governorates only): 44,120 (Socotra) –

Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates (muhafazah) and one municipality (amanah [أمانة]):

¹⁾ Soqatra Governorate created in December 2013 from parts of Hadramaut, data included there

The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah), which are subdivided into 1,996 sub-districts, and then into 40,793 villages and 88,817 sub villages (as of 2013).

Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities. For more information, see Historic Governorates of Yemen.

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