The Southern Governorate (Arabic: المحافظة الجنوبية; transliterated: al-Muhafazah al-Janobiyah) is the largest of the five governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of Bahrain's old municipalities - Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, and Juzur Hawar (the Hawar Islands). It is the least populated of the regions on Bahrain and the least economically productive, per capita.
The Governor of the Southern Governorate is Shaikh Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, the son of The Minister of Interior H.E. Lt. Gen. Sh. Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.
| Northern Governorate | Central Governorate | |||
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