Northern Red Sea region
Northern Red Sea region
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Northern Red Sea region in Eritrea | |
| Country | Eritrea |
| Capital | Massawa |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Osman Omar Mohammed |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,800 km2 (10,700 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 897,454 |
| ISO 3166 code | ER-SK |
| HDI (2022) | 0.400 low · 5th |
The Northern Red Sea region (Tigrinya: ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ, romanized: Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri, Arabic: إقليم شمال البحر الأحمر), is an administrative region of Eritrea. It lies along the northern three quarters of the Red Sea, and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and the coastal city of Massawa.
As of 2005, the region had a population of 653,300 compared to a population of 576,200 in 2001. The net growth rate was 11.80 per cent. The total area of the province was 27800.00 km2 and the density was 23.50 persons per km2.