Socotra Governorate

Socotra Suqutra سقطرى
Governorate
Coordinates: 12°27′04″N 53°36′43″E / 12.4510°N 53.6120°E / 12.4510; 53.6120
Country	Yemen
Region	Hadhramaut
Seat	Hadibu (Tamrida)
Government
• Governor	Raafat Ali Ibrahim Al-Thuqli[1]
Area
• Land	3,973.64 km2 (1,534.23 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	44,670
ISO 3166 code	YE-SU

The Socotra Archipelago (Arabic: أرخبيل سقطرى ʾArḫabīl Suquṭrā) or Suqutra is officially one of the governorates of Yemen. It is composed of the Guardafui Channel's archipelago of Socotra.