Hawalli Governorate

Hawally
حولي
Governorate

Dome of Al Othman Mosque in Hawalli

Map of Kuwait with Hawally highlighted
Coordinates (Hawally District): 29°19′59″N 48°01′44″E / 29.333°N 48.029°E / 29.333; 48.029Coordinates: 29°19′59″N 48°01′44″E / 29.333°N 48.029°E / 29.333; 48.029
Country  Kuwait
Capital Hawally 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 EAT (UTC+03)
ISO 3166 code KW-HW

Hawally (Arabic: حولي) 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 Hawally governorate is Lt.Gen. (ret.) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah.

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

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

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

Sports

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

Notable People from Hawally

References


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