Hawalli Governorate

Hawalli Governorate
محافظة حولي
Governorate
Dome of Al Othman Mosque in Hawalli

Map of Kuwait with Hawalli highlighted
Coordinates (Hawalli District): 29°18′20″N 48°01′51″E / 29.30556°N 48.03083°E / 29.30556; 48.03083Coordinates: 29°18′20″N 48°01′51″E / 29.30556°N 48.03083°E / 29.30556; 48.03083
Country  Kuwait
Capital Hawalli District
Districts 10
Area
 • Total 82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population (June 2014)[1]
 • Total 890,533
 • Density 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+03 (EAT)
ISO 3166 code KW-HW

Hawalli Governorate (Arabic: محافظة حولي‎ Muḥāfaẓat Ḥawalli) is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, consisting of the following areas:[2]

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah become governor in 1962.[3] The current governor of the Hawalli governorate is Lt.Gen. (ret.) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah.

A 2005 estimate reported the population of Hawalli to be 393,861.[4]

A December 31, 2007 estimate reported Hawalli's population to be 714,876.[5]

As of June 2014, the population of Hawalli is estimated to be 890,533.[1]

Sports

Qadsia SC and Al-Salmiya SC are situated in Hawalli governorate

Notable people

  • Abdallah Abdalrahman Alruwaished
  • Kazem Abal
  • Ibrahim Khraibut
  • Abdulrasool Abdulreda Behbehani, former President of State Department for Legal Advice and Legislation

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Reports". stat.paci.gov.kw.
  2. ↑ "Kuwait Info - Information About Kuwait Tourism and Organizations". kuwait-info.com.
  3. ↑ Alan Rush (1987). Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family, 1752-1987. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 August 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2005.
  5. ↑ "الهيئة العامة للمعلومات المدنية". paci.hov.kw. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008.

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