Rifa and Southern Region ( ar, الرفاع والمنطقة الجنوبية ''Ar-Rifāʿ wal-Minṭaqat al-Janūbīyah'') was a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
in the southern part of the country. Its territory is now in the
Central and
Southern Governorate
The Southern Governorate () has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain, and the smallest population (91,450). It includes parts of Bahrain's old municipalities – Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiya ...
s. Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah's population in 2001 was 79,985.
References
Populated places in Bahrain
Former municipalities (regions) of Bahrain
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