Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
is divided into 6
governorates (''
muhafazah
A ' ( ; ) is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to "governorate", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic roo ...
''). The governorates are further subdivided into
area
Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an ope ...
s. The governorate is headed by a Governor appointed by a ministerial decree for a period of 4 years which can be renewed upon the proposal of the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
.
History
The beginning of the formation of governorates in the
State of Kuwait started back in 1962 with the Emiri decree No. 6 which divided the Kuwait into three governorates i.e.
Al Asimah Governorate,
Ḩawallī Governorate
Hawalli Governorate ( ar, محافظة حولي Muḥāfaẓat Ḥawalli), is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, consisting of the following areas:
* Hawalli
* Bayan
*Mishref
*Maidan Hawalli
*Jabriya
*Rumaithiya
*Salmiya
* Salwa
* Shaab
* Al ...
and
Al Aḩmadi Governorate
The Ahmadi Governorate (arabic: محافظة الأحمدي) is the Second most populated Governorate of all the 6 Governorates in Kuwait. It is the Home of KOC, KNPC and much more Oil and Petrol companies.
Ahmadi consists of the following dis ...
. Later,
Jahra Governorate
Al-Jahra Governorate ( ar, محافظة الجهراء Muḥāfaẓat al-Ǧahrāʾ) is one of the six Governorates of Kuwait. It is the largest Governorate in Kuwait. It includes the town of Al-Jahra, most of the northern and western parts of ...
,
Farwaniya Governorate
Farwaniya Governorate ( ar, محافظة الفروانية Muḥāfaẓat al-Farwānīyah) is the most populous of the six governorates of Kuwait, in terms of a total number of residents. It is Kuwait City's main residential area and also forms ...
and
Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate
Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate ( ar, محافظة مبارك الكبير Muḥāfaẓat Mubārak al-Kabīr) is one of the governorates of Kuwait which mainly houses residential areas of Kuwait City. It was formed in 2000 when the Hawalli Go ...
were formed in 1979, 1988 and 1999 respectively.
Governorates
See also
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Demographics of Kuwait
This is a demography of the population of Kuwait ( ar, سكان الكويت).
Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens c ...
*
Areas of Kuwait
Kuwait is divided into six governorates, and in each there are several areas ( ar, مناطِق).
Areas are much less commonly called by other names such as districts or towns. However they are commonly known inside the English-speaking communit ...
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ISO 3166-2:KW
References
External links
Subdivisions of Kuwait
Kuwait, Governorates
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Governorates, Kuwait
Kuwait geography-related lists
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
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