Hadhramaut Governorate

{{Short description|Governorate of Yemen}}

{{Infobox settlement

| native_name = محافظة حضرموت

| native_name_lang = ar

| settlement_type = Governorate

| image_map = Hadramaut in Yemen.svg

| map_alt = Hadramaut in Yemen

| map_caption =

| image_map1 = {{maplink|frame=y|plain=yes|frame-align=center|zoom=5|type=shape|id=|stroke-color=|stroke-width=2|frame-lat=16|frame-long=49|frame-width=250|frame-height=200}}

| coordinates = {{coord|16|40|N|49|30|E|type:adm1st_region:YE-HD|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Yemen}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Hadramout Region}}

| seat_type =

| seat = Mukalla

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Mabkhoot bin Mubarak bin Madhi{{Cite news |date=2022-08-01 |title=Yemen swears in new governors for Hadhramout, Socotra |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemen-swears-new-governors-hadhramout-socotra-2022-08-01/ |access-date=2023-04-01}}

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 191737

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| 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 = 2,255,000

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_note =

| iso_code = YE-HD

| website =

| footnotes =

| official_name = Hadhramaut Governorate

| governing_body = Hadramout National Council

| leader_title1 = Governor

| area_rank = 1st place

}}

File:Mukalla.jpg]]

Hadhramaut Governorate{{efn|also romanized Hadramawt, Hadramaut or Hadramout, pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˌ|h|ɑː|d|r|ə|ˈ|m|ɔː|t|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Hadramaut.wav}} {{respell|HAH|drə|MAWT}}}} ({{langx|ar|محافظة حضرموت|Muḥāfaẓat Ḥaḍramawt}}) is a governorate of Yemen. Lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut, it is the country's largest governorate. The capital of Hadhramaut is the city of Mukalla. Other cities in Hadhramaut include the historical towns of Shibam, Sena, Seiyun, Tarim, and Ash Shihr.

The Socotra Archipelago was transferred from the Aden Governorate to the Hadhramaut Governorate in 2004. It was subsequently separated to create Socotra Governorate in December 2013.{{cite news |date=2014-02-10 |title=Yemen to become federation of six regions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26125721 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210183408/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26125721 |archive-date=10 February 2014 |access-date=11 February 2014 |work=BBC News}}