Country Bahrain | Website www.capital.gov.bh | |
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Time zone Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3) Clubs and Teams Manama Club, Al-Ahli Club, Al-Najma, Sitra Club Points of interest Qal'at al‑Bahrain, Bahrain National Museum, Bab Al Bahrain, Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Beit Al Quran Colleges and Universities Ahlia University, Arabian Gulf University, College of Health Sciences, Delmon University for Scienc | ||
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.
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Map of Capital Governorate, 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.
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. 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.
References
Capital Governorate, Bahrain Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA