Al Hudaydah Governorate

{{Short description|Governorate of Yemen}}

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| name = Al Hudaydah

| native_name = محافظات الْحُدَيْدَة

| native_name_lang = ar

| settlement_type = Governorate

| image_map = Al Hudaydah in Yemen.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{YEM}}

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| seat = Al Hudaydah

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| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 17509

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Statistical Yearbook 2011|url=http://www.cso-yemen.org/publiction/yearbook2011/population.xls|publisher=Central Statistical Organisation|access-date=24 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009023840/http://www.cso-yemen.org/publiction/yearbook2011/population.xls|archive-date=9 October 2012|url-status=dead}}

| population_total = 3,921,000

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Tihama Region

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Al Hudaydah ({{langx|ar|الْحُدَيْدَة|Al Ḥudaida}}) is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Al Hudaydah. The governorate is also sometimes referred to as the Western Coast. With an estimated population of nearly 4 million, it is the third-most populous governorate in Yemen, behind Ibb and Taiz.

Al Hudaydah Governorate borders the Red Sea and is part of the narrow Tihamah region. Its capital, Al Hudaydah, also serves as an important local port city.