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Doha (Arabic: الدوحة, romanized: ad-Dawḥah [ædˈdæwħæ,-ˈdoː-]) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar.Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. [1]
Qatar has about 2.6 million inhabitants as of early 2017, the vast majority of whom (about 92%) live in Doha, the capital. [1] Foreign workers amount to around 88% of the population, the largest of which comprise South Asians, with those from India alone estimated to be around 700,000. [2]
City/district name Population (2010) Area (km) Description Abu Dhalouf: 16: 16: Located in the municipality of Al Shamal.: Abu Hamour: 7: 7: Located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.: Abu Samra
The country has been divided into eight municipalities since 2014. Doha is the most populated municipality among them with a population of 956,457 as of 2015. [3] The exclave of Doha Industrial Area and the island of Halul, 80 km (50 miles) away from Doha, fall within municipal boundaries. [14]
The Doha Metropolitan Area (DMA; also known as Greater Doha Area) is the metropolitan area of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The DMA comprises several contiguous cities and urban zones immediately surrounding Doha, serving as the main area of Qatar's population concentration. [ 1 ]
Qatar's first demographic records date back to 1892, conducted by Ottoman governors in the region. Based on this census, which includes only the residents in cities, the population in 1892 was 9,830. [80] At the time of the first census, held in 1970, the population was 111,133. [269] The 2010 census recorded the population at 1,699,435. [8]
The population statistics given refer only to the official capital area, and do not include the wider metropolitan/urban district. Table ... Doha: 1,186,023: 44.1%
Waste generation: Per capita, the waste generation rate in Qatar is one of the highest in the world. Each person in Qatar generates an average of four pounds of trash every day. Qatar's population generates 2.5 million tons of solid waste every year. [6]