Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 regions (; manātiq idāriyya, sing. منطقة إدارية; mintaqah idariyya). Each region is divided into governorates (; muhafazat, sing. محافظة; muhafazah) and the region capital, which has the status of municipality (amanah) headed by mayors (amin). Of these two, there exist 118 entities. The governorates are further subdivided into sub-governorates (marakiz, sing. markaz).