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Hawalli Governorate

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Country
  
Kuwait

Districts
  
10

ISO 3166 code
  
KW-HW

Population
  
890,533 (Jun 2014)

Capital
  
Hawalli District

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+03)

Area
  
82 km²

Hawalli Governorate

Colleges and Universities
  
Gulf University for Science and Technology, Australian College of Kuwait

Points of interest
  
Bayan Palace, Bait Alouthman Museum, Hawalli Park حولي بارك, Tareq Rajab Museum, Future Kid

Hawalli Governorate (Arabic: محافظة حولي‎‎ Muḥāfaẓat Ḥawalli) is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, consisting of the following areas:

Contents

Map of Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait

  • Hawalli
  • Bayan
  • Mishref
  • Jabriya
  • Rumaithiya
  • Salmiya
  • Salwa
  • Shaab
  • 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.

    Sports

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

    Notable people

  • Abdallah Abdalrahman Alruwaished
  • Kazem Abal
  • Ibrahim Khraibut
  • Abdulrasool Abdulreda Behbehani, former President of State Department for Legal Advice and Legislation
  • References

    Hawalli Governorate Wikipedia