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

• Hawalli
• Bayan
• Mishref
• Maidan Hawalli
• Jabriya
• Rumaithiya
• Salmiya
• Salwa
• Shaab
• Al-Salam
• Hattin
• Al-Zahra
• Mubarak Al-Abdullah
• Al-Jaber
• Al-Shuhada
• Al-Badae
• Al-Siddiq

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became governor in 1962. A more recent governor of the Hawalli governorate is Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who later became prime minister.

A 2005 estimate reported the population of Hawalli to be 393,861.

A 31 December 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

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See also

• Borakay

External links

• List of Streets of Hawalli Governorate