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}}| alt_name = 250px)| category = Unitary state| territory = Kingdom of Bahrain| start_date =| current_number = 4 Governorates| number_date =Southern Governorate) – 329,510 (Capital Governorate, Bahrain>Capital Governorate)38km2abbr=on}} (Capital Governorate, Bahrain) – {{Convert>438km2abbr=on}} (Southern Governorate)Government of Bahrain>National government| subdivision = Constituency}}Bahrain is divided into four Governorates: the Capital, Northern, Southern and Muharraq. Until September 2014, there were five, when the Central Governorate was abolished.WEB,weblink The Gulf Daily News, Each governorate is governed by a Governor, appointed by the Prime Minister, 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 2002 Bahraini general election.WEB, Three Polls, Three Different Approaches,weblink The Estimate, 5 July 2012, 17 May 2002, 17 January 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130117000004weblink">weblink dead, The most recent was held in conjunction with the 2018 Bahraini general election.

History

The first municipality in Bahrain was the 8-member Manama municipality which was established in July 1919.WEB, History of Municipalities,weblink Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning – Kingdom of Bahrain, 5 July 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121213042316weblink">weblink 13 December 2012, Members of the municipality were elected annually; the municipality was said to have been the first municipality to be established in the Arab world. The municipality was in charge of cleaning roads and renting buildings to tenants and shops. The first municipal elections, to fill half the seats on local councils, were held in 1926.Jane Kinninmont (28 February 2011). "Bahrain's Re-Reform Movement". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 21 July 2012. By 1929, it undertook road expansions as well as opening markets and slaughterhouses. In 1958, the municipality started water purification projects. In 1960, Bahrain comprised four municipalities: Manama, Hidd, Al Muharraq, and Riffa.WEB, Governorates of Bahrain,weblink Statoids, 5 July 2012, Over the next 30 years, the four municipalities were divided into 12 municipalities as settlements such as Hamad Town and Isa Town grew. These municipalities were administered from Manama under a central municipal council whose members are appointed by the king.WEB, Bahrain Government,weblink Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations, 5 July 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120603152143weblink">weblink 3 June 2012, Since 22 September 2014, Bahrain has been divided into four governorates:{| class="wikitable sortable"! class=unsortable|Map !! Governorate !! Population(2020) !! Area(km2) !Populationdensity! class=unsortable|Constituencies (2002-2014)(File:New Governorates of Bahrain 2014.svg|200px)#FEFE94}} Capital| 534,939| 68| 7,866.8(File:Constituencies in Bahrain governorates.png|287x287px)#ECDD97}} Muharraq| 268,106| 57| 4,703.6#C6DBF8}} Northern| 379,637| 175| 2,169.4#F8C8D2}} Southern| 305,547| 480| 636.6

Constituencies

Each governorate is divided into a specific number of constituencies for the election of the country's Council of Representatives. Each constituency is listed as area 1, area 2 etc. Elections are held in these constituencies every four years, with each constituency electing one member. The most recent election was the 2018 Bahraini general election. Only Bahraini citizens are entitled to stand for and to vote at elections.

See also

• Geography of Bahrain
• (ISO 3166-2:BH)

References

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External links

• WEB,weblink Decree-Law establishing governorates,
• Divisions of Bahrain

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