Hawalli Governorate

محافظة حولي Hawalli Governorate
Map of Kuwait on which Hawalli is highlighted
Basic data
Country	Kuwait
Capital	Hawalli
surface	82 km²
Residents	890,533 (June 2014)
density	10,860 inhabitants per km²
founding	June 19, 1961
ISO 3166-2	KW-HA
Website	-
politics
governor	Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah
The dome of the al-Uthman mosque in Hawalli

Coordinates: 29 ° 18 ′ 18 ″  N , 48 ° 1 ′ 52 ″  E

The Hawalli Governorate ( Arabic محافظة حولي, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Ḥawallī ) is one of the six governorates in Kuwait , it consists of the following areas :

• Hawalli
• Bayan
• Mishref
• Jabriya
• Rumaithiya
• Salmiya
• Salwa
• Anjafa
• Shaab
• Salam
• Zahra
• Mubarak Al-Kabeer
• Al-Siddeeq
• Al-Bidea
• Mubarak Al-Abdullah

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the first governor after Kuwait gained independence in 1962 . The current governor is Lt. Gen (ret.) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah .

An estimate from 2005 showed the population of Hawalli with 393,861 inhabitants.

An estimate from December 31, 2007 showed the population with 714,876 inhabitants.

The population was expected to be 890,533 in June 2014.

Sports

The headquarters and the Mohammed Al-Hamad stadium of Qadsia SC are located in the Hawalli district . The Al-Salmiya SC is also based here in the Salmiya district .

Notable people

• Abdallah Abdalrahman Alruwaished
• Kazem Abal
• Ibrahim Khraibut
• Abdulrasool Abdulreda Behbehani , Former President of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Legal Advice and Legislation

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kuwait Info - Information About Kuwait Tourism and Organizations . kuwait-info.com.
2. ^ Al-Sabah: History & Genealogy of Kuwait's Ruling Family . 1752-1987. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9 .
3. ↑ Hawally's governor Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah. January 29, 2018, accessed February 17, 2020 (Arabic). 
4. ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on August 23, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2005.
5. ↑ الهيئة العامة للمعلومات المدنية . paci.hov.kw. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008.