Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)

Medina Province
Medina Province
Province
	ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة
	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, 2016
	Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted
	Coordinates: 25°0′N 39°30′E / 25.000°N 39.500°E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Capital	Medina
Governorates	7
Government
• Governor	Salman bin Sultan
• Deputy Governor	Saud bin Khalid
Area
• Total	151,990 km2 (58,680 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	2,389,452
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	SA-03

The Medina Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, romanized: Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a province (minṭaqah) of Saudi Arabia on the country's western side along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of 151,990 km (94,440 mi) and a population of 2,132,679 (2017 Census)^[1] subdivided into seven muḥafaẓat (governorates):

The regional capital is Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam.^[2] Other cities in the province include Yanbu' al Bahr and Badr Hunayn. The province also contains Mada'in Salih, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[3]

Population

Muhammad bin Abdulaziz (1926–1954)^[5]
Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz (1965–1985)^{[citation needed]}
Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz (1986–1999)^{[citation needed]}
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1999–2005)^{[citation needed]}
Abdulaziz bin Majid (2005–2013)^[6]
Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2013–2023)^{[citation needed]}
Salman bin Sultan (2023–present)^[7]