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Capital Governorate محافظة العاصمة Muḥāfaẓat al-ʿĀṣimah
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Map of Bahrain showing Capital Governorate
Country	Bahrain
Government
• Governor	Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa
Area
• Land	78.71 km (30.39 sq mi)
Population
• Total	548,345
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Website	www.capital.gov.bh

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The Capital Governorate (Arabic: محافظة العاصمة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-ʿĀṣimah) is one of the four governorates of Bahrain. The governorate includes Manama, 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, Jid Ali, Ras Rumman and parts of Jidd Haffs.

Demographics

According to a census 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 flats, with around 34,000 flats. Private villas were the second most-common form of housing, accounting for 7,284 of housing in the governorate.

As at the 2020 Census, the governorate's total population stands at 548,345 people in a land area of 78.71 km, with a population density of 6,967 per km.

References

1. ^ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Capital Governorate. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
2. "Decree Law No. (17) of 2002" (PDF). Capital Governorate. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
3. "Population by Governorate" (PDF). Census 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
4. ^ "Census results". Census2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

v t e Places adjacent to Capital Governorate, Bahrain
Gulf of Bahrain Muharraq Governorate Northern Governorate Capital Governorate Central Governorate Gulf of Bahrain

v t e Governorates of Bahrain
Current divisions (governorates)	Capital Muharraq Northern Southern
Former divisions (regions)	Al Hidd Manama Western Region Central Governorate Central Region Northern Region Muharraq Rifa and Southern Region Jidd Haffs Hamad Town Isa Town Hawar Islands Sitra
ISO 3166-2:BH

26°14′10″N 50°34′59″E / 26.23611°N 50.58306°E / 26.23611; 50.58306

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