Al Wukair

Al Wukair
اَلْوُكَيْر
Settlement
Al Wukair
Coordinates: 25°09′03″N 51°32′16″E / 25.15083°N 51.53778°E / 25.15083; 51.53778Coordinates: 25°09′03″N 51°32′16″E / 25.15083°N 51.53778°E / 25.15083; 51.53778
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Wakrah Municipality
Area
 • Total 25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 4,400
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)

Al Wukair is a settlement in Qatar, located in Al Wakrah Municipality.[1] It is 15 minutes away from Doha and is located near the city of Al Wakrah. It was previously a prominent fishing and pearling village.[2] It was demarcated in 1988.[3] In 2015, construction began on a housing village for laborers located on a 150,000 sq meter plot of land in Al Wukair.[4]

Demographics

Year Population
1986[5] 4,141
1997[6] 3,948
2004[7] 4,400

External links

Geographic.org

References

  1. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Introducing Al-Wakrah & Al-Wukair". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Law No. 18 of 1988 On the Delimitation of the City of Al Wukayer". almeezan.qa. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Peter Kovessy (12 March 2015). "Housing 'village' for thousands of Qatar workers planned in Wukair". Doha News. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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