The Eastern Province is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia (; manatiq idāriyya, sing. منطقة إدارية; mintaqah idariyya). The region is further subdivided into 11 governorates (; muhafazat, sing. محافظة; muhafazah). The governorates are further subdivided into sub-governorates (; marakiz, sing. مركز; markaz).