Southern Governorate

Southern Governorate المحافظة الجنوبية
Governorate
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Map of Bahrain showing Southern Governorate
Country	Bahrain
Government
• Governor	Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa
Area
• Total	488.85 km2 (188.75 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)[1]
• Total	305,547
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Website	www.southern.gov.bh

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The Southern Governorate (Arabic: المحافظة الجنوبية, romanized: Al-Muḥāfaẓat al-Janūbīyah) has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of Bahrain's old municipalities – Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, and Juzur Hawar (the Hawar Islands). It has the second smallest population of the governorates on Bahrain after Al Muharraq.

The Governor of the Southern Governorate is Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa (born 1993), the grandson of former Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the son of Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the deputy prime minister.