Farwaniya Governorate

Farwaniya Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الفروانية Muḥāfaẓat al-Farwānīyah) is the most populous of the six governorates of Kuwait, in terms of a total number of residents. It is Kuwait City's main residential area and also forms an important part of Kuwait's commercial activities. The Governor is Faisal H. M. Al-Sabah as of May 2014. Al Farwaniyah consists of the following districts:^[2]

Farwaniya Governorate محافظة الفروانية
Governorate
Map of Kuwait with Al Farwaniyah highlighted
Coordinates (Al Farwaniyah): 29°16′37″N 47°57′32″E / 29.277°N 47.959°E / 29.277; 47.959Coordinates: 29°16′37″N 47°57′32″E / 29.277°N 47.959°E / 29.277; 47.959
Country	Kuwait
Districts	16
Area
• Total	190 km^2 (70 sq mi)
Population  (December 2019)^[1]
• Total	1,245,502
• Density	6,600/km^2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03 (EAT)
ISO 3166 code	KW-FA

Farwaniya Governorate

Areas of Farwaniya Governorate

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

• 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

1. هيئة المعلومات المدنية - مناطق محافظة الفروانية 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine (Arabic)
2. Kuwait Map
3. "Geoportal for Kuwait Census 2011". Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait. Retrieved 26 November 2019.