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The Subdivisions of Dubai is based on two levels: the first level is made up of the Sectors, the second level is formed by the Communities (sometimes also referred to as Districts).

The subdivisions of Dubai are rather for planning and administration purposes and not for historical or cultural purposes which helps the planners and decision makers for better planning and generating necessary plans needed for each community. This helps in maintaining each community’s privacy and insuring that it has its own public facilities and services.

This subdivision does not uniquely identify the city of Dubai and therefore does not distinguish between communities belonging to the metropolitan core itself and those belonging to the suburbs or outskirts. However, help in making this distinction comes from the Dubai Urban Plan of 2020. This plan divides the territory of the Emirate into four areas, which reflect distinctive environmental and landscape qualities as well as urban settlement characteristics and land use functions. These areas are:


 * Area 1: Offshore Sensitive Urban Area (within 12 nautical miles from the coast);
 * Area 2: Metropolitan Urban Area (west of the Outer Bypass Road (E 611 or "Emirates Road"));
 * Area 3: Non-urban area (desert lands including land uses for: equestrian sports and camel racing, conservation areas, non-urban settlements);
 * Area 4: Non-urban area (desert lands including land uses for: aquifer areas, gas extraction areas, agricultural settlements);

On the basis of this distinction, the metropolitan area of ​​Dubai can therefore be defined as the portion of territory between the E 311 and the coast. This area coincides, net of some small portions, with that subtended by Sectors 1 to 6, also including the offshore area of ​​the artificial islands, whose communities therefore constitute the urban core of the city of Dubai.

Sectors
There are 9 Sectors in Dubai Below are the sectors with their surface area and population updated to 2021, as indicated by the referenced reports of the Dubai Statistic Center.

Communities
Communities ( المنطقة ‎) are the second level of the administrative structure of the Emirate of Dubai. As of December 31, 2021, there were 226 Communities divided into nine Sectors.

Below are the communities divided by sector to which they belong, with their surface area and population updated in 2021, as indicated in the referenced reports of the Dubai Statistic Center.

Deira - Sector 1
This sector develops on the northern coastal area of ​​Dubai, on the north bank of Dubai Creek. It corresponds to the historic district of Deira and its artificial island. With a population of approximately 494,000 residents on an area of ​​just under 125 km², it is the most densely populated sector (density of approximately 3,950 inhabitants/km²).

Mushraif - Sector 2
This sector develops in the northern area of ​​Dubai, on the border with the Emirate of Sharjah. Within its territory are some of Dubai's most populous neighborhoods and communities, including Muhaisnah, Mirdif, Al Nahda and Al Qusais. Dubai International Airport and Mushrif Public Park are also located in the sector.

Bur Dubai - Sector 3
This Sector develops along the central coastal area of ​​Dubai, and on the southern bank of Dubai Creek and includes the localities of Bur Dubai, Jumeirah, and their immediate hinterland. It therefore includes the neighborhoods of Zabeel, the Financial District of Dubai made up of Trade Center 1 and Trade Center 2 and Downtown Dubai. Along the coast it includes the port area of ​​Al Mina with Port Rashid to the north, and the new residential district of Dubai Marina to the south. All the artificial islands in front of the relevant section of coast are also part of the sector. It is the most populous sector of Dubai with a presence of over 1,200,000 residents (2021 data).

Ras Al Khor - Sector 4
This sector develops in the central-northern area of ​​Dubai. It includes the Ras Al Khor area with its protected nature reserve and the territories east of that area. The new districts of Dubai Festival City and Dubai Creek Harbor and the areas behind them of Nad Al Hammar, Al Warqaa and Wadi Alshabak therefore fall within it. It is the smallest of Dubai's sectors with an area of ​​just 61.8 km².

Jabal Ali - Sector 5
This sector develops along the southern coastal area of ​​Dubai, from Marsa Dubai in the north, to the border with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the south. It includes the vast area of ​​Jabal Ali with its port and its industrial zone, the artificial island of Palm Jebel Ali and the building Al Wajeha Al Bahriah (Dubai Waterfront), as well as the residential area of ​​Dubai Investment Park and the development of Madinat Al Mataar, also called Dubai South, which hosted Expo 2020 and is home to the new Al Maktoum International Airport.

Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid - Sector 6
This Sector is located in the central area of ​​the Emirate of Dubai. It is bordered, in broad terms, by Emirates Road (E 611) to the east, by Al Yalayis Street (D 57) to the south, by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E 311) and Al Khail Road (E 44) then, to to the west and from Ras Al Khor Road (E 44) to the north. It includes, among other things: the vast industrial area of ​​Ras Al Khor, the residential areas of Nad Al Sheba and Wadi Al Safa, with the Al Warsan area containing the residential complex of Dubai International City. The largest community in the sector is Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (literally "Gardens of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid") which is also known as Mohammed Bin Rashid City, which contains prestigious residential complexes and luxury villas.

Al Awir - Sector 7
This Sector is located in the north-eastern part of the Emirate of Dubai and is bordered to the north and east by the Emirate of Sharjah. The external border is marked to the north by the Maleha Road and to the east by the Nazwa Road, while the internal borders with the other sectors are marked to the north-west by the Emirates Road, and to the south-west by the Al Awir Road (E 44) which however in that stretch is called Dubai-Hatta Road.

The Sector is part of the Dubai Non-Urban Area and contains sparsely populated communities, such as Al Awir, Lehbab, Al Meryal and Nazwah, and mostly desert and virtually uninhabited areas such as Al Wohoosh and Enkhali. For these reasons the sector is the least populated with a presence of just over 15,000 residents (2021 data).

Hatta - Sector 8
This Sector is located in the central-eastern area of ​​the Emirate of Dubai and borders to the east with the Emirate of Sharjah and to the south with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The external border to the east and south coincides with the similar borders of the Desert Conservation Reserve of Dubai, which occupies much of the southern surface of the Sector. The Sector also includes the community of Hatta which constitutes an exclave of Dubai located in the Ḥajar Mountains. The land is part of the Dubai Non-Urban Area consisting mainly of desert terrain, conservation areas and non-urban settlements. Apart from Hatta and the communities north of the Warsan territory, and in part of Al Rowaiyah, the other communities are sparsely populated if not completely devoid of residents.

Al Marmoom - Sector 9
This sector is located in the central and southern area of ​​the Emirate of Dubai of which it occupies a large part. It is bordered to the south and west by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The territory is part of the Dubai Non-Urban Area consisting largely of desert territories, aquifer areas, gas extraction areas, conservation areas and agricultural settlements. Within it is the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve, which is the largest reserve in the Emirates, with its famous Qudra Lakes. The Sector is the largest of Dubai's sectors with a surface area of ​​approximately 1,664 km², but the least densely populated, with fewer than 18,000 residents (density of approximately 10.8 inhabitants/km²).