Sanaa Governorate

Sanaa (Arabic صنعاء, DMG Ṣanʿāʾ) is one of the 21 governorates of Yemen. It is located in the center of the country.

Sanaa has an area of 15,052 km² and approximately 1,042,468 inhabitants. This results in a population density of 69.3 inhabitants per km².

The capital of the governorate, Sanaa, is also the capital of Yemen. However, it is not part of the governorate, but is surrounded by it as a separate capital district enclave. The largest city in the governorate is Sayyan.