Hawalli Governorate محافظة حولي |
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Governorate | |
Dome of Al Othman Mosque in Hawalli
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Map of Kuwait with Hawalli highlighted |
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Coordinates (Hawalli District): 29°19′59″N 48°01′44″E / 29.333°N 48.029°ECoordinates: 29°19′59″N 48°01′44″E / 29.333°N 48.029°E | |
Country | Kuwait |
Capital | Hawalli District |
Districts | 10 |
Area | |
• Total | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
Population (June 2014) | |
• Total | 890,533 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+03) |
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:
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah become governor in 1962. 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.
A December 31, 2007 estimate reported Hawalli's population to be 714,876.
As of June 2014, the population of Hawalli is estimated to be 890,533.
Qadsia SC and Al-Salmiya SC are situated in Hawalli governorate