Hawalli Governorate

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Hawally
حولي
Governorate
Dome of Al Othman Mosque in Hawalli, the capital of Hawalli Governorate
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 (2007-12-31)
 • Total 714,876
 • Density 8,700/km2 (23,000/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 districts:[1]

The current governor of the Hawally governorate is Abdullah Abdulrahman Al Fares.

A 2005 estimate reports the population of Hawally to be 393,861 (source:[2]).

As of 31 December 2007 Hawally population is estimated to be 714,876 (source PACI:[3]).

Sports

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

Notable People from Hawally

References

  1. ↑ Kuwait Map
  2. ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cd/link.php?xml=kw&xsl=neo1
  3. ↑ http://www.paci.gov.kw/Sttc/tblanalis02.aspx?Page=tblpopbygovnatsex
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