Riyadh

Riyadh الرياض Ar Riyāḍ
Ceety
Coat airms
Riyadh Location o Riyadh
Coordinates: 24°38′N 46°43′E
Kintra	Saudi Arabie
Province	Riyadh Province
Govrenment
• Mayor	Abdul Aziz ibn 'Ayyaf Al Migrin
• Provincial Emir	Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz
Area
• Urban	1000 km2 (400 sq mi)
• Metro	1815 km2 (701 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Ceety	5,254,560
• Density	3024/km2 (7833/sq mi)
• Metro	6,800,000
	Riyadh Development Authority estimate
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal Code	(5 digits)
Area code(s)	+966-1
Website	www.arriyadh.com

Riyadh (Arabic: الرياض‎ ar-Riyāḍ, lit: The Gardens) is the caipital an mucklest ceety in Saudi Arabie. It is an aa the caipital o Riyadh Province, an belangs tae the historical regions o Nejd an Al-Yamama. It is situatit in the centre o the Arabian Peninsula on a muckle plateau, an is hame tae 4,854,000 fowk, an the urban centre o a region wi a population o close tae 7 million fowk. The ceety is dividit intae 15 municipal destricts, managed bi Riyadh Municipality heidit bi the mayor o Riyadh, an the Riyadh Development Authority, chaired bi the Govrenor o Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz. The current mayor o Riyadh is Abdul Aziz ibn Ayyaf Al Migrin, appointit in 1998.