949:
225:
44:
516:
1595:
1588:
1581:
329:
projects. In 1960, Bahrain comprised four municipalities: Manama, Hidd, Al
Muharraq, and Riffa. Over the next 30 years, the 4 municipalities were divided into 12 municipalities as settlements such as
360:
428:
317:
municipality which was established in July 1919. Members of the municipality were elected annually; the municipality was said to have been the first municipality to be established in the
296:. Elections are held in these constituencies every four years, with each constituency electing one member. Only Bahraini citizens are entitled to stand for and to vote at elections.
177:, and has its own municipality council, with separate elections for them. The first municipal elections in Bahrain held after independence in 1971, was held in conjunction with the
321:. The municipality was in charge of cleaning roads and renting buildings to tenants and shops. By 1929, it undertook road expansions as well as opening markets and
1985:
654:
603:
1185:
900:
1750:
1682:
1935:
1126:
720:
691:
1975:
1924:
1777:
1980:
1919:
948:
1990:
1782:
1067:
1893:
1632:
1832:
1687:
893:
834:
1867:
1303:
805:
628:
293:
1792:
1627:
1180:
1116:
775:
1573:
344:
The first municipal elections to be held in
Bahrain after independence in 1971, was in 2002. The municipalities were:
1662:
1000:
1970:
1965:
1807:
886:
1520:
1505:
1288:
1200:
1121:
1111:
182:
178:
1735:
1463:
1909:
1812:
1672:
1357:
1271:
1256:
1060:
980:
923:
534:
524:
235:
206:
167:
151:
99:
87:
1106:
753:
1945:
Considered
European for cultural, political and historical reasons but is geographically in Western Asia.
1822:
1914:
1352:
1308:
1195:
1148:
957:
174:
1745:
1730:
1622:
1136:
990:
408:
1862:
1827:
1817:
1797:
1772:
1642:
1605:
1497:
1377:
1278:
1261:
1246:
1131:
1053:
985:
975:
662:
607:
398:
388:
1423:
1837:
1757:
1717:
1692:
1339:
1313:
1266:
1158:
1101:
1995:
1904:
1882:
1872:
1852:
1847:
1842:
1787:
1762:
1722:
1677:
1657:
1487:
724:
695:
118:
723:. Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning โ Kingdom of Bahrain. Archived from
694:. Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning โ Kingdom of Bahrain. Archived from
1877:
1802:
1712:
1702:
1510:
1408:
1367:
1251:
1168:
938:
933:
928:
578:
564:
554:
544:
274:
261:
248:
202:
198:
194:
163:
159:
155:
103:
83:
8:
1857:
1707:
1667:
1652:
1647:
1515:
1458:
1433:
1418:
1298:
1293:
1229:
1215:
1603:
1548:
1541:
1453:
1403:
1391:
1362:
1327:
1241:
1210:
1190:
1088:
1080:
326:
64:
1767:
1697:
1448:
1557:
1482:
1470:
1438:
1428:
1153:
778:. Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations. Archived from
224:
43:
863:
827:
359:
1614:
1413:
1283:
32:
801:
632:
500:. These governorates were abolished in September 2014. These governorates were:
1562:
1372:
1344:
1141:
322:
1959:
1036:
1020:
583:
469:
54:
779:
1443:
493:
341:
under a central municipal council whose members are appointed by the king.
310:
289:
878:
515:
147:
1475:
1010:
1005:
448:
438:
330:
318:
1942:
Spans the conventional boundary between Asia and another continent.
1045:
1015:
995:
873:
749:
497:
459:
418:
334:
1076:
965:
368:
143:
1096:
970:
378:
338:
314:
492:
After 3 July 2002, Bahrain was split into five administrative
1025:
479:
173:
Each governorate is governed by a governor, appointed by the
647:
288:
Each governorate is divided into a varying number of
181:. The most recent was held in conjunction with the
337:grew. These municipalities were administered from
1957:
1986:First-level administrative divisions by country
1589:
1061:
894:
102:) โ 188.75 sq mi (488.85 km) (
1936:Table of administrative divisions by country
24:
908:
744:
742:
631:. The Estimate. 17 May 2002. Archived from
1596:
1582:
1068:
1054:
901:
887:
802:"Three Polls, Three Different Approaches"
629:"Three Polls, Three Different Approaches"
739:
686:
684:
682:
680:
715:
713:
98:30.39 sq mi (78.71 km) (
1958:
864:"Decree-Law establishing governorates"
1577:
1049:
882:
677:
1075:
808:from the original on 17 January 2013
710:
325:. In 1958, the municipality started
1127:Administrative reforms of the 1920s
840:from the original on 8 January 2013
25:
13:
292:for the election of the country's
14:
2007:
1976:Lists of administrative divisions
856:
304:
283:
170:was abolished in September 2014.
1981:Administrative divisions in Asia
947:
917:Current divisions (governorates)
756:from the original on 6 July 2012
514:
358:
313:in Bahrain was the eight-member
223:
42:
1991:Bahrain geography-related lists
655:"Central Governorate dissolved"
188:
1117:History of Bahrain (1783โ1971)
820:
794:
768:
621:
596:
183:2022 Bahraini general election
179:2002 Bahraini general election
1:
804:. The Estimate. 17 May 2002.
589:
487:
496:, each of which has its own
7:
721:"History of Municipalities"
692:"History of Municipalities"
572:
10:
2012:
958:Former divisions (regions)
357:
299:
294:Council of Representatives
1933:
1891:
1613:
1535:
1496:
1399:
1390:
1335:
1326:
1237:
1228:
1176:
1167:
1087:
1034:
956:
945:
916:
750:"Governorates of Bahrain"
513:
222:
193:The governorates are the
127:
110:
94:
78:
70:
60:
50:
41:
20:
1606:administrative divisions
1604:Articles on first-level
1181:Administrative divisions
1137:National Union Committee
1001:Rifa and Southern Region
429:Rifa and Southern Region
134:Municipalities (Madinat)
1971:Subdivisions of Bahrain
1966:Governorates of Bahrain
910:Governorates of Bahrain
833:. Capital Governorate.
828:"Decree No.17 for 2002"
21:Governorates of Bahrain
117:governate government,
1751:provincial-level city
604:"The Gulf Daily News"
146:is divided into four
1868:United Arab Emirates
874:Divisions of Bahrain
776:"Bahrain Government"
579:Geography of Bahrain
565:Southern Governorate
555:Northern Governorate
545:Muharraq Governorate
509:Former Governorates
353:Former Municipality
275:Southern Governorate
262:Northern Governorate
249:Muharraq Governorate
203:Muharraq Governorate
199:Southern Governorate
195:Northern Governorate
104:Southern Governorate
84:Muharraq Governorate
1894:States with limited
1521:Freedom of religion
1122:Bani Utbah invasion
1112:1717 Omani invasion
1102:Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami
981:Central Governorate
727:on 13 December 2012
698:on 13 December 2012
535:Central Governorate
525:Capital Governorate
236:Capital Governorate
207:Capital Governorate
168:Central Governorate
119:National government
100:Capital Governorate
88:Capital Governorate
1608:of Asian countries
665:on 10 October 2017
635:on 17 January 2013
327:water purification
65:Kingdom of Bahrain
1953:
1952:
1571:
1570:
1531:
1530:
1386:
1385:
1322:
1321:
1304:Political parties
1257:Foreign relations
1224:
1223:
1043:
1042:
570:
569:
485:
484:
281:
280:
141:
140:
2003:
1615:Sovereign states
1598:
1591:
1584:
1575:
1574:
1551:
1544:
1397:
1396:
1348:
1333:
1332:
1235:
1234:
1174:
1173:
1070:
1063:
1056:
1047:
1046:
951:
903:
896:
889:
880:
879:
870:
868:
850:
849:
847:
845:
839:
832:
824:
818:
817:
815:
813:
798:
792:
791:
789:
787:
772:
766:
765:
763:
761:
746:
737:
736:
734:
732:
717:
708:
707:
705:
703:
688:
675:
674:
672:
670:
661:. Archived from
651:
645:
644:
642:
640:
625:
619:
618:
616:
615:
606:. Archived from
600:
518:
503:
502:
362:
347:
346:
271:
258:
245:
232:
227:
212:
211:
46:
37:
36:
28:
27:
18:
17:
2011:
2010:
2006:
2005:
2004:
2002:
2001:
2000:
1956:
1955:
1954:
1949:
1948:
1938:
1929:
1910:Northern Cyprus
1898:
1895:
1887:
1609:
1602:
1572:
1567:
1554:
1547:
1540:
1527:
1492:
1476:National Anthem
1424:Public holidays
1382:
1346:
1345:Bahraini dinar
1318:
1289:Law enforcement
1220:
1163:
1107:Antonio Correia
1083:
1074:
1044:
1039:
1030:
991:Northern Region
952:
943:
912:
907:
866:
862:
859:
854:
853:
843:
841:
837:
830:
826:
825:
821:
811:
809:
800:
799:
795:
785:
783:
774:
773:
769:
759:
757:
748:
747:
740:
730:
728:
719:
718:
711:
701:
699:
690:
689:
678:
668:
666:
659:Gulf Daily News
653:
652:
648:
638:
636:
627:
626:
622:
613:
611:
602:
601:
597:
592:
575:
490:
409:Northern Region
323:slaughterhouses
307:
302:
286:
269:
256:
243:
230:
191:
137:
123:
30:
26:ู
ุญุงูุธุงุช ุงูุจุญุฑูู
23:
22:
12:
11:
5:
2009:
1999:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1951:
1950:
1947:
1946:
1943:
1939:
1934:
1931:
1930:
1928:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1901:
1899:
1892:
1889:
1888:
1886:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1754:
1753:
1748:
1740:
1739:
1738:
1733:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1619:
1617:
1611:
1610:
1601:
1600:
1593:
1586:
1578:
1569:
1568:
1566:
1565:
1560:
1553:
1552:
1545:
1537:
1536:
1533:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1524:
1523:
1513:
1508:
1502:
1500:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1479:
1478:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1400:
1394:
1388:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1373:Stock exchange
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1353:Communications
1350:
1342:
1336:
1330:
1324:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1317:
1316:
1311:
1309:Prime Minister
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1275:
1274:
1269:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1238:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1201:Extreme points
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1177:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1149:1990s uprising
1146:
1145:
1144:
1142:March Intifada
1139:
1134:
1132:First Oil Well
1129:
1124:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1093:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1073:
1072:
1065:
1058:
1050:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
986:Central Region
983:
978:
976:Western Region
973:
968:
962:
960:
954:
953:
946:
944:
942:
941:
936:
931:
926:
920:
918:
914:
913:
906:
905:
898:
891:
883:
877:
876:
871:
858:
857:External links
855:
852:
851:
819:
793:
782:on 3 June 2012
767:
738:
709:
676:
646:
620:
594:
593:
591:
588:
587:
586:
581:
574:
571:
568:
567:
558:
557:
548:
547:
538:
537:
528:
527:
519:
511:
510:
507:
489:
486:
483:
482:
473:
472:
463:
462:
453:
452:
442:
441:
432:
431:
422:
421:
412:
411:
402:
401:
399:Central Region
392:
391:
389:Western Region
382:
381:
372:
371:
363:
355:
354:
351:
306:
305:Municipalities
303:
301:
298:
290:constituencies
285:
284:Constituencies
282:
279:
278:
266:
265:
253:
252:
240:
239:
228:
220:
219:
216:
190:
187:
175:prime minister
139:
138:
136:
135:
131:
129:
125:
124:
122:
121:
114:
112:
108:
107:
96:
92:
91:
86:) โ 534,939 (
80:
76:
75:
74:4 Governorates
72:
68:
67:
62:
58:
57:
52:
48:
47:
39:
38:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2008:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1963:
1961:
1944:
1941:
1940:
1937:
1932:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1920:South Ossetia
1918:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1902:
1900:
1897:
1890:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1743:
1741:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1728:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1620:
1618:
1616:
1612:
1607:
1599:
1594:
1592:
1587:
1585:
1580:
1579:
1576:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1555:
1550:
1546:
1543:
1539:
1538:
1534:
1522:
1519:
1518:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1506:Ethnic groups
1504:
1503:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1472:
1469:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1389:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1227:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1166:
1160:
1159:2011 uprising
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1078:
1071:
1066:
1064:
1059:
1057:
1052:
1051:
1048:
1038:
1037:ISO 3166-2:BH
1033:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1021:Hawar Islands
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
963:
961:
959:
955:
950:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
921:
919:
915:
911:
904:
899:
897:
892:
890:
885:
884:
881:
875:
872:
865:
861:
860:
836:
829:
823:
807:
803:
797:
781:
777:
771:
755:
751:
745:
743:
726:
722:
716:
714:
697:
693:
687:
685:
683:
681:
664:
660:
656:
650:
634:
630:
624:
610:on 2017-10-10
609:
605:
599:
595:
585:
584:ISO 3166-2:BH
582:
580:
577:
576:
566:
563:
560:
559:
556:
553:
550:
549:
546:
543:
540:
539:
536:
533:
530:
529:
526:
523:
520:
517:
512:
508:
505:
504:
501:
499:
495:
481:
478:
475:
474:
471:
470:Hawar Islands
468:
465:
464:
461:
458:
455:
454:
450:
447:
444:
443:
440:
437:
434:
433:
430:
427:
424:
423:
420:
417:
414:
413:
410:
407:
404:
403:
400:
397:
394:
393:
390:
387:
384:
383:
380:
377:
374:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
356:
352:
349:
348:
345:
342:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
297:
295:
291:
277:
276:
268:
267:
264:
263:
255:
254:
251:
250:
242:
241:
238:
237:
229:
226:
221:
218:Governorates
217:
214:
213:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
186:
184:
180:
176:
171:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
133:
132:
130:
126:
120:
116:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
66:
63:
59:
56:
55:Unitary state
53:
49:
45:
40:
34:
19:
16:
1996:Governorates
1863:Turkmenistan
1828:Saudi Arabia
1742:South Korea
1736:special city
1727:North Korea
1637:
1498:Demographics
1378:Central Bank
1279:LGBT history
1262:Human rights
1247:Constitution
1206:Governorates
1205:
909:
842:. Retrieved
822:
810:. Retrieved
796:
784:. Retrieved
780:the original
770:
758:. Retrieved
752:. Statoids.
729:. Retrieved
725:the original
700:. Retrieved
696:the original
667:. Retrieved
663:the original
658:
649:
637:. Retrieved
633:the original
623:
612:. Retrieved
608:the original
598:
561:
551:
541:
531:
521:
494:governorates
491:
476:
466:
456:
451:(not shown)
445:
435:
425:
415:
405:
395:
385:
375:
365:
343:
311:municipality
308:
287:
273:
260:
247:
234:
192:
189:Governorates
172:
148:governorates
142:
128:Subdivisions
15:
1896:recognition
1813:Philippines
1623:Afghanistan
1340:Agriculture
1314:Visa policy
669:27 December
79:Populations
1960:Categories
1873:Uzbekistan
1848:Tajikistan
1763:Kyrgyzstan
1723:Kazakhstan
1673:East Timor
1643:Bangladesh
1633:Azerbaijan
1488:Television
1459:Literature
1347:(currency)
1299:Opposition
1011:Hamad Town
1006:Jidd Haffs
614:2014-12-27
590:References
488:Governates
449:Hamad Town
439:Jidd Haffs
331:Hamad Town
319:Arab world
309:The first
111:Government
1915:Palestine
1838:Sri Lanka
1833:Singapore
1693:Indonesia
1511:Languages
1464:Newspaper
1409:Education
1368:Transport
1358:Companies
1252:Elections
1186:Buildings
1169:Geography
82:268,106 (
1905:Abkhazia
1853:Thailand
1808:Pakistan
1788:Mongolia
1783:Maldives
1778:Malaysia
1746:province
1731:province
1658:Cambodia
1558:Category
1516:Religion
1434:Internet
1419:Polygamy
1294:Military
1230:Politics
1216:Wildlife
1081:articles
1016:Isa Town
996:Muharraq
939:Southern
934:Northern
929:Muharraq
835:Archived
806:Archived
754:Archived
573:See also
498:governor
460:Isa Town
419:Muharraq
335:Isa Town
164:Muharraq
160:Southern
156:Northern
61:Location
51:Category
1878:Vietnam
1793:Myanmar
1773:Lebanon
1683:Georgia
1638:Bahrain
1628:Armenia
1542:Outline
1454:Theatre
1404:Cuisine
1392:Culture
1363:Tourism
1328:Economy
1242:Cabinet
1211:Islands
1191:Climate
1089:History
1077:Bahrain
966:Al Hidd
924:Capital
844:24 June
369:Al Hidd
300:History
152:Capital
144:Bahrain
1925:Taiwan
1858:Turkey
1823:Russia
1758:Kuwait
1718:Jordan
1708:Israel
1668:Cyprus
1653:Brunei
1648:Bhutan
1563:Portal
1449:Cinema
1196:Cities
1097:Dilmun
1079:
971:Manama
812:5 July
786:5 July
760:5 July
731:5 July
702:5 July
639:5 July
379:Manama
339:Manama
315:Manama
205:, and
166:. The
150:: the
71:Number
33:Arabic
29:
1883:Yemen
1843:Syria
1818:Qatar
1798:Nepal
1713:Japan
1688:India
1678:Egypt
1663:China
1549:Index
1483:Radio
1471:Music
1439:Media
1429:Sport
1272:Women
1154:2000s
1026:Sitra
867:(PDF)
838:(PDF)
831:(PDF)
480:Sitra
95:Areas
1803:Oman
1768:Laos
1703:Iraq
1698:Iran
1414:Flag
1284:King
1267:LGBT
846:2012
814:2012
788:2012
762:2012
733:2012
704:2012
671:2014
641:2012
506:Map
350:Map
333:and
215:Map
162:and
1444:Art
477:12.
467:11.
457:10.
1962::
741:^
712:^
679:^
657:.
562:5.
552:4.
542:3.
532:2.
522:1.
446:9.
436:8.
426:7.
416:6.
406:5.
396:4.
386:3.
376:2.
366:1.
272:โ
259:โ
246:โ
233:โ
209::
201:,
197:,
185:.
158:,
154:,
1597:e
1590:t
1583:v
1069:e
1062:t
1055:v
902:e
895:t
888:v
869:.
848:.
816:.
790:.
764:.
735:.
706:.
673:.
643:.
617:.
270:4
257:3
244:2
231:1
106:)
90:)
35:)
31:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
