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The governorates of Kuwait as well as all cities and conurbations of more than 10,000 inhabitants.
For the population of neighborhood districts of Kuwait see here.
Governorates
| Name | Abbr. | Original | Capital | A-L (km²) | E 1990-06-30 | E 1995-06-30 | E 2000-06-30 | E 2005-06-30 | E 2010-06-30 | E 2012-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Al-Aḥmadī {Al-Ahmadi} | AHM | الاحمدي | Al-Aḥmadī | 5,120 | 338,162 | 320,327 | 360,210 | 520,443 | 682,582 | 742,011 |
| i | Al-Farwānīyah {Al-Farwaniyah} | FAR | الفروانية | Al-Farwānīyah | 190 | 374,008 | 376,991 | 438,913 | 802,151 | 935,900 | 1,003,003 |
| i | Al-Jahrā' (incl. Bubiyan & Warbah) {Al-Jahra} | JAH | الجهراء | Al-Jahrā' | 12,130 | 276,852 | 244,540 | 279,349 | 367,747 | 454,836 | 480,322 |
| i | Al-Kuwayt (Al-Aṣimah) | KUW | العاصمة | Al-Kuwayt | 200 | 341,399 | 340,718 | 382,745 | 469,542 | 509,692 | 521,941 |
| i | Ḥawallī {Hawalli} | HAW | حولي | Ḥawallī | 84 | 533,633 | 434,502 | 483,177 | 632,041 | 769,752 | 820,842 |
| i | Mubarāk al-Kabīr {Mubarak al-Kabir} | MAK | مبارك الكبير | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 94 | 72,602 | 111,180 | 144,351 | 191,965 | 223,912 | 233,205 |
| x [not assigned] | ... | 206,780 | 125,257 | 128,512 | 7,300 | 5,380 | 5,292 | ||||
| Kuwait | KWT | الكويت | Al-Kuwayt | 17,818 | 2,143,436 | 1,953,515 | 2,217,257 | 2,991,189 | 3,582,054 | 3,806,616 |
- Kuwait Public Authority for Civil Information, Kuwait (web).
Note: The population estimates given above are considerably higher than the corresponding census results of 1995 (1,575,570) and of 2005 (2,193,651).
Cities & Conurbations
| Name | Original | Adm. | C E 1990-06-30 | C E 1995-06-30 | C E 2000-06-30 | C E 2005-06-30 | C E 2010-06-30 | C E 2012-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abdāllah Mubārak al-Ṣabāḥ {Abdallah Mubarak al-Sabah} | عبدالله مبارك الصباح | FAR | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35,311 | 41,220 |
| i | Al-Aḥmadī [Ahmadi City] {Al-Ahmadi} | الأحمدي | AHM | 32,519 | 24,476 | 25,880 | 27,835 | 31,082 | 31,804 |
| i | Al-Farwānīyah (incl. Khīṭān, Qalīb ash-Shuyūkh) [Farwaniya] {Al-Farwaniyah} | الفروانيه | FAR | 279,578 | 248,891 | 285,348 | 593,062 | 660,499 | 711,551 |
| i | Al-Finṭās (incl. Al-Mahbūlah, Ar-Riqqah, Abū Ḥulayfah) [Funtas] {Al-Fintas} | الفنطاس | AHM | 130,488 | 141,754 | 162,182 | 236,484 | 308,090 | 341,749 |
| i | Al-Firdaws (incl. Al-'Ārdhiyah, Al-Andalus) [Firdous] | الفردوس | FAR | 92,921 | 126,916 | 152,495 | 206,142 | 239,164 | 249,396 |
| i | Ali Ṣabāḥ al-Sālim {Ali Sabah al-Salim} | علي صباح السالم | AHM | ... | ... | ... | 26,249 | 45,613 | 48,685 |
| i | Al-Jahrā' (incl. Al-Qaṣr, Taymā', South Jahra) [Jahra] {Al-Jahra} | الجهراء | JAH | 210,062 | 187,223 | 220,073 | 289,672 | 361,699 | 382,950 |
| i | Al-Kuwayt [Kuwait City] | مدينة الكويت | KUW | 59,712 | 48,030 | 47,767 | 56,285 | 56,234 | 54,493 |
| i | Al-Manqaf (incl. Al-Fuḥayḥīl, Aṣ-Ṣabāḥīyah) [Mangaf] | المنقف | AHM | 152,952 | 140,957 | 158,410 | 207,452 | 261,304 | 277,855 |
| i | Ash-Shua'ībah (incl. Industrial Area) [Shuaiba] {Ash-Shuaibah} | الشعيبه | AHM | 3,397 | 3,860 | 3,588 | 8,683 | 21,332 | 25,105 |
| i | Aṣ-Ṣulaybikhāt (incl. Ad-Dawḥah) [Sulaibekhat] {As-Sulaybikhat} | الصليبخات | KUW | 48,542 | 46,788 | 53,564 | 67,460 | 74,215 | 75,661 |
| i | Aṣ-Ṣulaybīyah [Sulaibiah] {As-Sulaybiyah} | الصليبية | JAH | 60,683 | 52,281 | 54,254 | 68,364 | 83,725 | 86,512 |
| i | Ḥawallī (incl. As-Sālimīyah, Salwā', Al-Jābiriyah, Ar-Rumayṭīyah) {Hawalli} | حولي | HAW | 533,630 | 434,502 | 483,177 | 632,038 | 769,746 | 820,829 |
| i | Janūb al-Kuwayt (incl. Ar-Rawḍah, As-Surrah, Qarṭabah) [Southern suburbs of Kuwait City] {Janub al-Kuwayt} | KUW | 232,716 | 245,383 | 280,932 | 345,307 | 378,546 | 390,841 | |
| i | Mubarāk al-Kabīr (incl. Sabāh as-Sālim, Al-Qoṣūr, Al-Adan, Al-Qurayn) [Mubarak al Kabeer] {Mubarak al-Kabir} | مبارك الكبير | MAK | 59,586 | 101,511 | 132,594 | 178,196 | 209,116 | 218,915 |
| i | Ṣabḥān aṣ-Ṣinā'iyah [Sabhan Industrial Area] {Sabhan as-Sinaiyah} | صبحان الصناعيه | MAK | 8,928 | 7,116 | 8,324 | 10,643 | 12,228 | 11,760 |
- Own demarcations and compatations based on data from the Kuwait Public Authority for Civil Information.