Capital Governorate (Kuwait)
Al Asimah العاصمة | |
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Governorate | |
The Fourth Ring Road | |
Map of Kuwait with Al Asimah highlighted | |
Coordinates (Al Kuwait): 29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E / 29.33417°N 47.98139°E / 29.33417; 47.98139Coordinates: 29°20′03″N 47°58′53″E / 29.33417°N 47.98139°E / 29.33417; 47.98139 | |
Country | Kuwait |
Capital | Al Kuwait |
Districts | 23 |
Government | |
• Governor | Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad al-Sabah [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
Population (June 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 534,964 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03 (EAT) |
ISO 3166 code | KW-KU |
Al Asimah (Arabic: العاصمة), also called Al Kuwayt or Capital is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, and consists of the following districts:[3]
Abdullah Al-Salem عبدالله السالم
Adiliya العديلية
Bneid Al-Qar بنيد القار
Al Da'iya الدعية
Al Dasma الدسمة- Dasman
- Sharq
Al Faiha الفيحا- Faylakah (consisting of the islands of Failaka, Miskan, and Auhah)
Kaifan كيفان- Khaldiya
Kuwait City (Kuwait's capital)
Al Mansouriah المنصورية
Murgab المرقاب
Al-Nuzha النزهة
Al Qadisiya القادسية
Qurtoba قرطبة
Rawdah الروضة
Al Shamiya الشامية
Al Shuwaikh الشويخ- Sulaibikhat
Al Surra السرة
Al Yarmouk اليرموك
Al Asimah means "the capital" in Arabic. Al Asimah houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
Government
Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became the next governor, circa 1979.[4] Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985. Thabit Al Muhanna became governor in 2014. [4]
References
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^ http://stat.paci.gov.kw/englishreports/
^ Kuwait Map Archived February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
^ ab Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.
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