Kuwait is divided into 6 governorates (muhafazah). The governorates are further subdivided into districts.
| Subdivision | Capital | Area km² |
Population Census of 2005 |
Created | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Al Ahmadi1) | Al Ahmadi | 5 120 | 393 861 | 1946 from Al Asimah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Asimah (Al Kuwayt)2) | Al Kuwait | 200 | 261 013 | original Governorate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Farwaniyah | Al Farwaniyah | 190 | 622 123 | 1988 from Al Asimah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Jahra3) | Al Jahra | 12 130 | 272 373 | 1979 from Al Asimah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawalli | Hawalli District | 84 | 487 514 | original Governorate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer | Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 94 | 176 519 | Nov. 1999 from Hawalli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 17 818 | 2 213 403 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) The Neutral Zone was dissolved on Dec. 18, 1969, and the northern part with 2590 km² was added to Al Ahmadi (with small part in the northwest added to Al Jahra) |
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| 2) including the islands of Failaka, Miskan, and Auhah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) including the islands of Warbah and Bubiyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||