Southern Governorate
The Southern Governorate (Arabic: المحافظة الجنوبية, romanized: Al-Muḥāfaẓat al-Janūbīyah) has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain, and the smallest population (91,450).[2] 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.
Southern Governorate المحافظة الجنوبية | |
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| Country | Bahrain |
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| • Governor | Khalifa bin Ali Al-Khalifa |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 101,456 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
| Website | www.southern.gov.bh |
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The Governor of the Southern Governorate is Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al-Khalifa (b. 1993), the grandson of Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the son of Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister.
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