Capital Governorate, Bahrain
Capital Governorate
محافظة العاصمة | |
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| Country | Bahrain |
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| • Governor | Shaikh Hesham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
| Website | www.capital.gov.bh |
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The Capital Governorate (Arabic: محافظة العاصمة; transliterated: Muḥāfaẓat al-ʿĀṣimah) is one of the four governorates of Bahrain. The governorate covers Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
Formation
The capital governorate was formed as a result of a royal decree on 3 July 2002. The present governorate incorporates the municipalities of Al Manamah, Ras Rumman and parts of Jidd Haffs.[1]
Demographics
According to a census conducted in 2010, there are 329,510 people living in the Capital Governorate; 261,921 non-Bahraini citizens and 67,589 Bahraini nationals.[2] The vast majority of housing in the Capital Governorate are flats, with around 34,000 flats.[3] Private villas were the second most-common form of housing, accounting for 7,284 of housing in the governorate.[3]
References
- ^ "Decree Law No. (17) of 2002" (PDF). Capital Governorate. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Population by Governorate" (PDF). Census 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Census results". Census2010. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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