Northern Governorate
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Governorate
A governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states, provinces, or colonies, the term governorate is often used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations.The...
s of Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
. It includes parts of the former municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta
Al Wusta Region (Bahrain)
Al Mintaqah al Wusta was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Central and Northern Governorates....
, Al Mintaqah al Shamaliyah, Jidd Haffs
Jidd Haffs
Jidhafs is a city in northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Capital and Northern Governorate.Located in 24 square km...
and Madinat Hamad
Madinat Hamad
Madinat Hamad is a city in northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the central part of the country. It was split off of the municipality of Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah in 1991. Its territory is now in the Northern Governorate...
.