Farwaniya Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الفروانية Muḥāfaẓat al-Farwānīyah) is the most populous of the six governorates of Kuwait, and is the country's only landlocked governorate. It is Kuwait City's main residential area and also forms an important part of Kuwait's commercial activities.
Farwaniya Governorate
محافظة الفروانية | |
|---|---|
 Map of Kuwait with Al Farwaniyah highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Al Farwaniyah): 29°16′37″N 47°57′32″E / 29.277°N 47.959°E | |
| Country |  Kuwait |
| Districts | 16 |
| Area | |
• Total | 190 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,245,502 |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03 (EAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | KW-FA |
Farwaniya Governorate
edit| English | Arabic | Population (2011)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al-Mubarak | عبدالله المبارك | 61,441 |
| Airport District | منطقة المطار | 29 |
| Andalous | الأندلس | 42,325 |
| Ardiya | العارضية | 47,928 |
| Ardiya Herafiya | العارضية حرفية | 42,173 |
| Ardiya Industrial Area | العارضية المنطقة الصناعية | 203 |
| Ashbelya | اشبيلية | 21,848 |
| Dhajeej | الضجيج | 99 |
| Farwaniya | الفروانية | 136,260 |
| Fordous | الفردوس | 52,173 |
| Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh | جليب الشيوخ | 227,980 |
| Khaitan | خيطان | 109,901 |
| Omariya | العمرية | 17,373 |
| Rabiya | الرابية | 18,620 |
| Al-Rai | الري | 1,054 |
| Al-Riggae | الرقعي | 24,820 |
| Rihab | الرحاب | 15,682 |
| Sabah Al-Nasser | صباح الناصر | 38,507 |
| Sabaq Al Hajan | سباق الهجن | 2,218 |
| Total population (2011) | 818,571 | |
Sports
edit- Al tadamon Basketball Team is a Kuwaiti amateur basketball club based in Al Farwaniya.
- Al Tadamon Sports Club is located in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, won the Kuwaiti Division One three times.
References
edit- ^ هيئة المعلومات المدنية - مناطق محافظة الفروانية Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine (Arabic)
- ^ Kuwait Map
- ^ "Geoportal for Kuwait Census 2011". Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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