There are four major municipalities in the Governorate of 'Ula: AlUla: the capital lying to the southwest (population 5,426); Mughīrāʾ (Arabic: مُغِيْرَاء‎) to the southeast (population 8,952); Abu Raku, to the north (population 2,678); and Al Hajar to the northeast (population 1,707).[1]