The Capital Governorate () is one of the four

governorates of Bahrain Bahrain is divided into four Governorates: the Capital, Northern, Southern and Muharraq. Until September 2014, there were five, when the Central Governorate was abolished. Each governorate is governed by a Governor, appointed by the Prime Mi ...

. The governorate includes

Manama Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very di ...

, the capital of Bahrain. It is the most populous administrative region in the country, with a population of over half million people in 2020.

Formation

The Capital Governorate was formed by royal decree on 3 July 2002. The present governorate incorporates the municipalities of

Al Manamah Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is h ...

, Jid Ali,

Ras Rumman Ras Rumman ( ar, رأس الرمان) is a neighborhood of Manama in Bahrain. Etymology The name Ras Rumman translates to "Head of Pomegrante" this was related to the large fields starting Ras Rumman and ending near Budaiya. History Historica ...

and parts of Jidd Haffs.

Demographics

According to a

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conducted in 2010, there are 329,510 people living in the Capital Governorate, which is the highest of the four governorates; 261,921 non-Bahraini citizens and 67,589 Bahraini nationals. The vast majority of housing in the Capital Governorate are

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, with around 34,000 flats. Private

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s were the second most-common form of housing, accounting for 7,284 of housing in the governorate. As of 2020, the governorate's total population stands at 534,939 people in a land area of 90 km², with a population density of 5927.

References

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