Governorates of Kuwait

Kuwait

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Kuwait
Constitution Constitution (1961) Politics Human rights
Demographics Governorates of Kuwait
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Marzouq Al-Ghanim Politics No-confidence votes
Political parties Popular Action Bloc National Democratic Alliance National Islamic Alliance Hadas Justice and Peace Alliance
Ruling family House of Sabah Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Government Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Cabinet
Recent elections Parliamentary 2012 (Feb) 2012 (Dec) 2013
Related topics Administrative divisions (Governorates Districts) Foreign relations History of Kuwait
Other countries Atlas

Kuwait is divided into 6 governorates (muhafazah). The governorates are further subdivided into areas.


Governorate
1- Al Asimah Governorate (Capital)
2- Hawalli Governorate
3- Farwaniya Governorate
4- Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate
5- Ahmadi Governorate
6- Jahra Governorate
Source: 2013 Population Census - The Public Authority for Civil Information Statistical Reports

See also

Governorates of Kuwait

Governorates of Kuwait Capital (Asima) Hawalli Farwaniya Ahmadi Jahra Mubarak Al-Kabeer

Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries

Sovereign states

States with limited recognition

Dependencies and special
administrative regions

Australia	Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands

China	Hong Kong Macau Taiwan²

United Kingdom	Akrotiri and Dhekelia British Indian Ocean Territory

¹ Country spanning more than one continent (transcontinental country).
¹ After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, both countries control each territory. See also One-China policy and Political Status of Taiwan.

Table of administrative divisions by country

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