Ahmadi Governorate

The Ahmadi Governorate^[a] is a governorate in southern Kuwait. It is the second most populated governorate in Kuwait, behind Farwaniya Governorate. Many oil and petroleum companies such as KOC and KNPC have their headquarters here.

The headquarters of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KPC)

Farm in the city of Wafra

Ahmadi Governorate محافظة الأحمدي Muḥāfaẓat al-Aḥmadī
Governorate
Flag
Map of Kuwait with Ahmadi highlighted
Coordinates (Ahmadi): 29.077°N 48.084°E / 29.077; 48.084
Country	Kuwait
Seat	Ahmadi
Districts	29
Area
• Total	5,120 km2 (1,980 sq mi)
Population  (June 2014)[1]
• Total	809,353
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03 (AST)
ISO 3166 code	KW-AH

Districts

Ahmadi consists of the following districts:^[2]

Areas of Ahmadi Governorate

English	Arabic	Population	Notes/Landmarks
Abu Halifa	أبو حليفة	29,870
Mina Abdulla	ميناء عبد الله	24,415
Ahmadi	الأحمدي	21,469	Governorate seat.
Ali Sabah Al-Salem	علي صباح السالم	42,173
Egaila	العقيلة	13,579
Bar Al-Ahmadi	بر الأحمدي	723	Desert area of Al Ahmadi.
Bnaider	بنيدر
Dhaher	الظهر	33,197
Fahaheel	الفحيحيل	54,157
Fahad Al-Ahmad	فهد الأحمد	17,096
Hadiya	هدية	17,990
Jaber Al-Ali	جابر العلي	38,868
Al-Julaia'a	الجليعة
Khairan	الخيران	1,895
Mahboula	المهبولة	77,988
Mangaf	المنقف	73,378
Magwa	المقوع	32
Wafra Residential	وفرة السكنية	2,488
Al-Nuwaiseeb	النويصيب	537
Riqqa	الرقة	36,058
Sabah Al Ahmad	صباح الاحمد
Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City	مدينة صباح الأحمد البحرية
Sabahiya	الصباحية	56,640
Shuaiba Industrial	الشعيبة	26
South Sabahiya	جنوب الصباحية	73
Wafra	الوفرة	7,856
Zoor	الزور	2,230
Fintas	الفنطاس
Al Shadadiya Industrial	الشدادية الصناعية

Government

Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II served as governor 1962–1985.^[3]

Notes

1. Arabic: محافظة الأحمدي, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Aḥmadī

References

1. "Statistical Reports". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
2. Kuwait Map
3. Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.