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Kuwait is divided into 6 governorates (muhafazah). The governorates are further subdivided into districts.


Subdivision	Capital	Area km²	Population Census of 2005	Created
Al Ahmadi¹⁾	Al Ahmadi	5 120	393 861	1946 from Al Asimah
Al Asimah (Al Kuwayt)²⁾	Al Kuwait	200	261 013	original Governorate
Al Farwaniyah	Al Farwaniyah	190	622 123	1988 from Al Asimah
Al Jahra³⁾	Al Jahra	12 130	272 373	1979 from Al Asimah
Hawalli	Hawalli District	84	487 514	original Governorate
Mubarak Al-Kabeer	Mubarak Al-Kabeer	94	176 519	Nov. 1999 from Hawalli
TOTAL		17 818	2 213 403
¹⁾ The Neutral Zone was dissolved on Dec. 18, 1969, and the northern part with 2590 km² was added to Al Ahmadi (with small part in the northwest added to Al Jahra)
²⁾ including the islands of Failaka, Miskan, and Auhah
³⁾ including the islands of Warbah and Bubiyan

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