Southern Governorate

For the governorate of Lebanon, see South Governorate.

Southern Governorate المحافظة الجنوبية
Governorate
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Map of Bahrain showing Southern Governorate
Country	Bahrain
Government
• Governor	Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa
Time zone	Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3)
Website	www.southern.gov.bh

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The Southern Governorate (Arabic: المحافظة الجنوبية‎; transliterated: al-Muhafazah al-Janobiyah) has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain, and the smallest population (91,450).^[1] 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 Lt. Gen. Sh. Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.

References

↑ 2008 Estimated Population of Bahrain - Central Informatics Organisation

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

Coordinates: 25°55′12″N 50°33′00″E / 25.92000°N 50.55000°E / 25.92000; 50.55000

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