Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia

The Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia, officially the Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as provided by the Regions' System, issued on 27 Sha'baan 1412 AH by Royal Order A/92, amended by Royal Order No. A/21 on 30 Rabi' al-Awal 1414 AH, divided the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into 13 emirates (provinces/regions); the 13 provinces further divided into 118 governorates, classified category (A) or category (B); the 118 governorates divided into a number of centers, category (A) and category (B), taking into consideration the housing, geographical, security, transport, environment and historic conditions of each region.
Provinces.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates ( ) or regions/provinces (), each governed by a governor or "emir" (), known as the Provincial Governor, to differentiate them from the governors of governorates. These are:
Governorates.
The 13 emirates are further divided into 118 governorates ( ), each governed by a Governor (). Of these, 13 are capital governorates ( ) governed by a Mayor (). 