Al Wukair

Al Wukair اَلْوُكَيْر
Settlement
Al Wukair
Coordinates: 25°09′03″N 51°32′16″E / 25.15083°N 51.53778°ECoordinates: 25°09′03″N 51°32′16″E / 25.15083°N 51.53778°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Wakrah Municipality
Area
• Total	25.55 km^2 (9.86 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	4,400
• Density	170/km^2 (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.