Hawalli Governorate | |
Native Name: | محافظة حولي |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Coordinates: | 29.3056°N 48.0308°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Hawalli District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kuwait |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 16 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 82 |
Population Total: | 890,533 |
Population As Of: | June 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EAT |
Utc Offset1: | +03 |
Iso Code: | KW-HW |
Type: | Governorate |
Hawalli Governorate (ar|محافظة حولي) is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, consisting of the following areas:[2]
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became governor in 1962.[3] A more recent governor of the Hawalli governorate is Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who later became prime minister.
A 2005 estimate reported the population of Hawalli to be 393,861.[4]
A 31 December 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]
Qadsia SC and Al-Salmiya SC are situated in Hawalli governorate.