Jariyan al Batnah جريان الباطنة |
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Municipality | |
Map of Qatar with Jariyan al Batnah highlighted |
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Coordinates (Umm Bab): 25°13′N 50°48′E / 25.21°N 50.80°ECoordinates: 25°13′N 50°48′E / 25.21°N 50.80°E | |
Country | Qatar |
Area | |
• Total | 3,906 km2 (1,508 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 6,308 |
• Density | 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+03) |
ISO 3166 code | QA-JB |
Jariyan al Batnah (Arabic: جريان الباطنة) is a former municipality of Qatar. Its territory was split between the municipalities of Al Wakrah and Al Rayyan in 2004. All of Jariyan al Batnah's districts recorded in the 2004 census – Al Karaana, Rawdat Rashed, Sawda Natheel and Abu Samra – were distributed to the municipality of Al Rayyan thereafter.
The Persian Gulf borders Jariyan al Batnah in its west and its southeast. It used to be the only municipality to border foreign territory: Saudi Arabia's Ash Sharqiyah province.
The following table shows the population of Jariyan al Batnah.
The following table shows the registered live births by nationality and sex for this municipality. Place of births is based on home municipality of mother at birth.