Rawdat Rashed

Rawdat Rashed
Village
Rawdat Rashed
Coordinates: QA 25°19′10″N 51°21′12″E / 25.31944°N 51.35333°E / 25.31944; 51.35333Coordinates: QA 25°19′10″N 51°21′12″E / 25.31944°N 51.35333°E / 25.31944; 51.35333
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Rayyan
Area
 • Total 454.1 km2 (175.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 6,046
 • Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)

Rawdat Rashed is a village[1] in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[2] It was demarcated in 1988.[1] It used to be part of the Jariyan al Batnah municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.[3] The Dhal Al Misfir cave is located in the area.

Industry

The area contains the most substantial supply of fresh groundwater in the southern zone of the country.[4] A government wellfield is found in the area, and was previously used as a water source for Umm Bab's cement industry.[5] Rawdat Rashed is also one of five sites for the government-sponsored project to develop reservoirs in the country.[6] The reservoirs, once completed at the estimated date of 2017, are expected to be the largest in the world in their category.[7]

Rawdat Rashed one of the three major landfill sites in the country, being used mainly for construction and demolition waste.[8]

Transport

Rawdat Rashed Interchange, a 33 km road stretching through the city and connecting Dukhan and Doha, is known locally as the 'road of death' due to the large number of fatal accidents which occur on the road.[9] After announcing a redevelopment plan for the road in 2014, the Public Works Authority commenced redevelopment work in 2015.[10][9]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the settlement comprised 702 housing units[11] and 456 establishments.[12] There were 6,046 people living in the settlement, of which 88% were male and 12% were female. Out of the 6,046 inhabitants, 91% were 20 years of age or older and 9% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate was 90.1%.[13]

Employed persons made up 88% of the total population. Females accounted for 6% of the working population, while males accounted for 94% of the working population.[13]

Year Population
1986[14] 970
1997[15] 2,640
2004[3] 4,762
2010[2] 6,046

References

  1. 1 2 "قانون رقم (32) لسنة 1988 بتعيين حدود قرية روضة راشد". almeezan.qa. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Llamas, M. Ramon; Custodio, E. (2002). Intensive Use of Groundwater: Challenges and Opportunities. CRC Press. p. 369. ISBN 978-9058093905.
  5. ↑ Al-Kubaisi, Mohammed Ali M. (1984). Industrial development in Qatar: a geographical assessment (PDF). Durham E-Theses, Durham University. p. 152.
  6. ↑ "رئيس الوزراء: يطلق مشروع الخزانات الاستراتيجية الكبرى لتأمين المياه". Qatar Government. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Amery, Hussain A. (15 June 2015). Arab Water Security: Threats and Opportunities in the Gulf States. Cambridge University Press. p. 121.
  8. ↑ Salman Zafar (3 June 2015). "Solid Waste Management in Qatar". EcoMENA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Ashghal commences redevelopment work on Qatar's 'road of death'". Doha News. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Latest stretch of upgraded Dukhan Highway opens". Doha News. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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