Governorates of Egypt
Governorates of Egypt
Egypt is divided into 29 governorates (singular muhafazah) and 1 self-governing city. This designation replaces that of "province" (muderiyah). Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the five-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. A governorate is administered by a governor (muhafez) appointed by the president of Egypt. Most governorates have a population density of more than one-thousand per km², while the 3 largest have a population density of less than two per km².
Governorates are either fully "urban" or else they are an admixture of "urban" and "rural". The official distinction between "urban" and "rural" is reflected in the lower tiers: i.e., fully urban governorates have no regions (markaz), as the markaz is, natively, a conglomeration of villages. Moreover, governorates may comprise just one city, as in the case of Cairo or Alexandria. Hence, these one-city governorates are only divided into districts (i.e. urban neighborhoods). Cairo consists of 23 districts; Alexandria consists of 6.
Two new governorates were created in April 2008, Helwan and 6th of October. [1]
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List of the Egyptian governorates
| Nr. |
Name |
Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Capital |
| 1 |
Alexandria |
2,679 |
4,110,015 |
Alexandria |
| 2 |
Aswan |
679 |
1,184,432 |
Aswan |
| 3 |
Asyut |
25,926 |
3,441,597 |
Asyut |
| 4 |
Beheira |
10,130 |
4,737,129 |
Damanhur |
| 5 |
Beni Suef |
1,322 |
2,290,527 |
Beni Suef |
| 6 |
Cairo |
214 |
7,786,640 |
Cairo |
| 7 |
Dakahlia |
3,471 |
4,985,187 |
Mansura |
| 8 |
Damietta |
589 |
1,092,316 |
Damietta |
| 9 |
Faiyum |
1,827 |
2,512,792 |
Faiyum |
| 10 |
Gharbia |
1,942 |
4,010,298 |
Tanta |
| 11 |
Giza |
85,153 |
6,272,571 |
Giza |
| 12 |
Ismailia |
1,442 |
942,832 |
Ismailia |
| 13 |
Kafr el-Sheikh |
3,437 |
2,618,111 |
Kafr el-Sheikh |
| 14 |
Matruh |
212,112 |
322,341 |
Marsa Matruh |
| 15 |
Minya |
32,279 |
4,179,309 |
Minya |
| 16 |
Monufia |
1,532 |
3,270,404 |
Shibin el-Kom |
| 17 |
New Valley |
376,505 |
187,256 |
Kharga |
| 18 |
North Sinai |
27,574 |
339,752 |
Arish |
| 19 |
Port Said |
72 |
570,768 |
Port Said |
| 20 |
Qalyubia |
1,001 |
4,237,003 |
Banha |
| 21 |
Qena |
1,851 |
3,001,494 |
Qena |
| 22 |
Red Sea |
203,685 |
288,233 |
Hurghada |
| 23 |
Sharqia |
4,180 |
5,340,058 |
Zagazig |
| 24 |
Sohag |
1,547 |
3,746,377 |
Sohag |
| 25 |
South Sinai |
33,140 |
149,335 |
el-Tor |
| 26 |
Suez |
17,840 |
510,935 |
Suez |
| 27 |
Luxor |
55 |
451,318 |
Luxor |
| 28 |
Helwan |
n/a |
643,327 |
Helwan |
| 29 |
6th of October |
n/a |
500,000 |
6th of October City |
The governorates are further divided into regions (markazes).
See also
- List of Egyptian cities
- Subdivisions of Egypt
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
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