Capital Governorate (Kuwait)

Al Asimah
Al Asimah; العاصمه
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Country	Kuwait
Capital	Al Kuwait
Districts	23
Government
• Governor	ar (Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad al-Sabah)
Area
• Total	200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population (June 2014)
• Total	534,964
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+03)
ISO 3166 code	KW-KU

Al Asimah (Arabic: العاصمه‎‎), also called Al Kuwayt or Capital is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, and consists of the following districts:^[3]

Abdullah Al-Salem عبدالله السالم
Adiliya العديلية
Bneid Al-Qar بنيد القار
Al Da'iya الدعية
Al Dasma الدسمه
Dohaالدوحة
Al Faiha الفيحا
Faylakah (consisting of the islands of Failaka, Miskan, and Auhah)
Granada
Kaifan كيفان
Khaldiya
Kuwait City (Kuwait's capital)
Al Mansouriah المنصورية
Murgab المرقاب
Al-Nuzha النزهه
Al Qadisiya القادسية
Qurtoba قرطبة
Rawdah الروضة
Al Shamiya الشامية
Al Shuwaikh الشويخ
Sulaibikhat
Al Surra السره
Al Yarmouk اليرموك

Al Asimah means "the capital" in Arabic. Al Asimah houses most of Kuwait's financial and business centres such as the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

Government

Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I was governor from 1962 until his death in 1979. Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I became the next governor, circa 1979.^[4] Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II become governor in 1985.^[4]