Kuwait City
مدينة الكويت Madinat Al-Kuwayt | |
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From top left: Kuwait City skyline, Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait Towers, Seif Palace, Souq Sharq port Kuwait Downtown in 2012 Kuwait City Souq Sharq Marina | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: الديرة Ad-Dirah | |
  Kuwait City Location of Kuwait City in Kuwait  Kuwait City Kuwait City (Persian Gulf)  Kuwait City Kuwait City (West and Central Asia)  Kuwait City Kuwait City (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E / 29.36972°N 47.97833°E | |
| Country |  Kuwait |
| Governorate | Capital |
| Established | 1752 |
| Area | |
| 860 km2 (330 sq mi) | |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Metro | 2,990,000[1] |
| • Metro density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (AST) |
Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanized: Madinat al-Kuwayt) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.
As of 2018,[update] the metropolitan area had roughly three million inhabitants (more than 70% of the country's population).[2] The city itself has no administrative status. All six governorates of the country comprise parts of the urban agglomeration, which is subdivided into numerous areas. In a narrower sense, Kuwait City can also refer only to the town's historic core, which nowadays is part of the Capital Governorate and seamlessly merges with the adjacent urban areas.
Kuwait City's trade and transportation needs are served by Kuwait International Airport, Mina Al-Shuwaik (Shuwaik Port) and Mina Al Ahmadi (Ahmadi Port).
- ^ "The World's Cities in 2018" (PDF). United Nations. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ The World's Cities in 2018. Data Booklet (PDF), United Nations, archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2019, retrieved 29 March 2021