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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Abu Dhabi, ... 1966 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan becomes ruler of Abu Dhabi. [5] 1968 - Population: 46,375. [6]
The extraordinary increase in population in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during the past half-century has made the size, structure and distribution of the population a key concern for future development. The population of Abu Dhabi reached 1.968 million in mid-2010, with an average annual growth rate of 9.6% since 1960 - among the highest in the world.
With falling groundwater level and rising population density, Abu Dhabi faces a severely acute water shortage. On average each Abu Dhabi resident uses 550 litres (120 imp gal; 150 US gal) of water per day. [83] Abu Dhabi daily produces 1,532 tonnes of solid wastes which are dumped at three landfill sites by the Abu Dhabi Municipality.
The three largest Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah), are home to nearly 85% of the population. [9] The 2022 population of the UAE stands at 9.4 million, [10] of which 69% of the population is male and 31% of the population is female. [11] [12] [13] The population density of the Emirates has reached a record 114 per km 2. [14]
View history; General What links here; ... Abu Dhabi: 3,789,860 [17] 1761 CE ... List of largest cities in the Levant region by population; List of largest cities;
View history; Tools. Tools. move to ... Population (2015 ... Density (people / km 2) Abu Dhabi: أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī: 2 December 1971: Abu Dhabi: 2,784,490 26. ...
The Emirate of Dubai is the most populous emirate with 35.6% of the UAE population. The Emirate of Abu Dhabi has 31.2%, meaning that over two-thirds of the UAE population lives in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Abu Dhabi has an area of 67,340 square kilometres (26,000 square miles), which is 86.7% of the country's total area, excluding the islands.
Abu Dhabi was home to the Bani Yas tribal confederation; Dubai was settled in 1833 by an offshoot of the Bani Yas, the Al Bu Falasah; Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah are the home to the Al Qasimi or Qawasim; Ajman to the Al Na'im, Umm Al Quwain to the Al Ali and Fujairah to the Sharqiyin. [21] [22] [23] [24]