Zone 85
Zone
Coordinates: 25°20′45″N 51°01′28″E / 25.345768°N 51.024324°E / 25.345768; 51.024324[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl-Shahaniya
Blocks53
Area
 • Total423.2 km2 (163.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total1,308
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabia Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeQA-SH

Zone 85 is a zone in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya in the state of Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Al Nasraniya.[2]

Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Al Kharsaah, Al Owaina, Al Salamiya, and Umm Taqa.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 288 housing units[3] and 149 establishments.[4] There were 1,043 people living in the zone, of which 80% were male and 20% were female. Out of the 1,043 inhabitants, 84% were 20 years of age or older and 16% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate was 89.2%.[5]

Employed persons made up 77% of the total population. Females accounted for 10% of the working population, while males accounted for 90% of the working population. Nearly half the working population (365) are employed in construction, while 204 are employed in agriculture and 61 are employed in public administration and defense.[5]

Year Population
1986[6] 443
1997[7] 490
2004[8] 593
2010[9] 1,043
2015[2] 1,308

Land use

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) breaks down land use in the zone as follows.[10]

Area (km2) Developed land (km2) Undeveloped land (km2) Residential (km2) Commercial/
Industrial (km2)		 Education/
Health (km2)		 Farming/
Green areas (km2)		 Other uses (km2)
423.19 35.28 387.91 0.42 0.00 0.02 3.51 31.33

References

  1. ^ a b "Geoportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  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.
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