Governorates of Egypt

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Egypt is divided for administrative purposes into 27 governorates (محافظة muḥāfaẓah Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [moˈħɑfzˤɑ]; genitive case: muḥāfaẓat [moˈħɑfzˤet]; plural محافظات muḥāfaẓāt [moħɑfˈzˤɑːt]). Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the country's five-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Egypt and serves at the president's discretion. Most governorates have a population density of more than one thousand per km², while the three largest have a population density of less than two per km².

Governorates are either fully "urban" or else 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 Governorate or Alexandria Governorate. Hence, these one-city governorates are only divided into districts (urban neighborhoods). Cairo Governorate consists of 41 districts; Alexandria Governorate consists of 7.

Non-urban Governorates in Upper Egypt and along the Suez Canal are all named after their capitals, while governorates in the Nile Delta and the deserts tend to have names different from their capitals (Kafr el-Sheikh, Damietta, and Matruh Governorates being exceptions).

Two new governorates were created in April 2008: Helwan and 6th of October.^[1] In April 2011, however, the 6th of October and Helwan governorates were again incorporated into the Giza and Cairo Governorates, respectively.^[2] Luxor was created in December 2009, to be the 29th governorate of Egypt, but with the abolition of the 6th of October and Helwan governorates, the number of governorates has decreased to 27.^[3]

The Arab Republic of Egypt is divided into seven economic regions as follows:^[4]^[5]

Greater Cairo
- Cairo - Giza - Qalyubia
Alexandria
- Alexandria - Beheira - Matruh
Delta Region
- Sharqia - Damietta - Monufia - Gharbia -Kafr el-Sheikh - Dakahlia
Suez Canal and Sinai
- Port Said - Ismailia - Suez - North Sinai - South Sinai
Northern Upper Egypt
- Minya - Beni Suef - Faiyum
Asyut Region
- Asyut - New Valley
South Upper Egypt
- Sohag - Qena - Luxor - Aswan - Red Sea

List of the Egyptian governorates

Old divisions

Egyptian governorates^[6]
Nr. (key)	Name	Area (km²)	Population (2015)	Capital
2	Alexandria	7003230000000000000♠2,300	7006481218600000000♠4,812,186	Alexandria
27	Aswan	7004627260000000000♠62,726	7006143148800000000♠1,431,488	Aswan
22	Asyut	7004259260000000000♠25,926	7006424521500000000♠4,245,215	Asyut
3	Beheira	7003982600000000000♠9,826	7006580426200000000♠5,804,262	Damanhur
19	Beni Suef	7004109540000000000♠10,954	7006285681200000000♠2,856,812	Beni Suef
16	Cairo	7003308500000000000♠3,085	7006927844100000000♠9,278,441	Cairo
5	Dakahlia	7003353800000000000♠3,538	7006594900100000000♠5,949,001	Mansura
6	Damietta	7002910000000000000♠910	7006133084300000000♠1,330,843	Damietta
15	Faiyum	7003606800000000000♠6,068	7006317015000000000♠3,170,150	Faiyum
9	Gharbia	7003194200000000000♠1,942	7006475186500000000♠4,751,865	Tanta
14	Giza	7004131840000000000♠13,184	7006758511500000000♠7,585,115	Giza
13	Ismailia	7003506700000000000♠5,067	7006117864100000000♠1,178,641	Ismailia
4	Kafr el-Sheikh	7003346700000000000♠3,467	7006317275300000000♠3,172,753	Kafr el-Sheikh
26	Luxor	7003241000000000000♠2,410	7006114705800000000♠1,147,058	Luxor
1	Matruh	7005166563000000000♠166,563	7005447846000000000♠447,846	Marsa Matruh
20	Minya	7004322790000000000♠32,279	7006515670200000000♠5,156,702	Minya
10	Monufia	7003249900000000000♠2,499	7006394129300000000♠3,941,293	Shibin el-Kom
21	New Valley	7005440098000000000♠440,098	7005225416000000000♠225,416	Kharga
8	North Sinai	7004289920000000000♠28,992	7005434781000000000♠434,781	Arish
7	Port Said	7003134500000000000♠1,345	7005666599000000000♠666,599	Port Said
11	Qalyubia	7003112400000000000♠1,124	7006510597200000000♠5,105,972	Banha
25	Qena	7004107980000000000♠10,798	7006304550400000000♠3,045,504	Qena
23	Red Sea	7005119099000000000♠119,099	7005345775000000000♠345,775	Hurghada
12	Sharqia	7003491100000000000♠4,911	7006648541200000000♠6,485,412	Zagazig
24	Sohag	7004110220000000000♠11,022	7006460386100000000♠4,603,861	Sohag
18	South Sinai	7004312720000000000♠31,272	7005167426000000000♠167,426	El-Tor
17	Suez	7003900200000000000♠9,002	7005622859000000000♠622,859	Suez
Total		1,010,407	87,963,276

The governorates are further divided into regions (markazes).

Demographics by Governorate

Main article: Demographics of Egypt

Urban and Rural Population of Governorates

Data taken from CAPMAS:^[6]

Governorate	% Urban	Population (2015)	Rural	Urban
Alexandria	7001988000000000000♠98.8	7006481218600000000♠4,812,186	7004566980000000000♠56,698	7006475548800000000♠4,755,488
Aswan	7001423009999900000♠42.3	7006143148800000000♠1,431,488	7005826543000000000♠826,543	7005604945000000000♠604,945
Asyut	7001265000000000000♠26.5	7006424521500000000♠4,245,215	7006311911200000000♠3,119,112	7006112610300000000♠1,126,103
Beheira	7001195000000000000♠19.5	7006580426200000000♠5,804,262	7006467434600000000♠4,674,346	7006112991600000000♠1,129,916
Beni Suef	7001232000000000000♠23.2	7006285681200000000♠2,856,812	7006219387100000000♠2,193,871	7005662941000000000♠662,941
Cairo	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7006927844100000000♠9,278,441	5000000000000000000♠0	7006927844100000000♠9,278,441
Dakahlia	7001282000000000000♠28.2	7006594900100000000♠5,949,001	7006427142800000000♠4,271,428	7006167757300000000♠1,677,573
Damietta	7001387000000000000♠38.7	7006133084300000000♠1,330,843	7005815244000000000♠815,244	7005515599000000000♠515,599
Faiyum	7001225000000000000♠22.5	7006317015000000000♠3,170,150	7006245636800000000♠2,456,368	7005713782000000000♠713,782
Gharbia	7001300000000000000♠30.0	7006475186500000000♠4,751,865	7006332463000000000♠3,324,630	7006142723500000000♠1,427,235
Giza	7001586000000000000♠58.6	7006758511500000000♠7,585,115	7006313831000000000♠3,138,310	7006444680500000000♠4,446,805
Ismailia	7001454000000000000♠45.4	7006117864100000000♠1,178,641	7005643778000000000♠643,778	7005534863000000000♠534,863
Kafr el-Sheikh	7001231000000000000♠23.1	7006317275300000000♠3,172,753	7006244124600000000♠2,441,246	7005731507000000000♠731,507
Luxor	7001378009999900000♠37.8	7006114705800000000♠1,147,058	7005713422000000000♠713,422	7005433636000000000♠433,636
Matruh	7001706009999900000♠70.6	7005447846000000000♠447,846	7005131841000000000♠131,841	7005316005000000000♠316,005
Minya	7001189009999900000♠18.9	7006515670200000000♠5,156,702	7006418328400000000♠4,183,284	7005973418000000000♠973,418
Monufia	7001206000000000000♠20.6	7006394129300000000♠3,941,293	7006312846000000000♠3,128,460	7005812833000000000♠812,833
New Valley	7001480000000000000♠48.0	7005225416000000000♠225,416	7005117180000000000♠117,180	7005108236000000000♠108,236
North Sinai	7001602000000000000♠60.2	7005434781000000000♠434,781	7005173095000000000♠173,095	7005261686000000000♠261,686
Port Said	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7005666599000000000♠666,599	5000000000000000000♠0	7005666599000000000♠666,599
Qalyubia	7001447000000000000♠44.7	7006510597200000000♠5,105,972	7006282504500000000♠2,825,045	7006228092700000000♠2,280,927
Qena	7001197000000000000♠19.7	7006304550400000000♠3,045,504	7006244505100000000♠2,445,051	7005600453000000000♠600,453
Red Sea	7001951000000000000♠95.1	7005345775000000000♠345,775	7004170620000000000♠17,062	7005328713000000000♠328,713
Sharqia	7001231000000000000♠23.1	7006648541200000000♠6,485,412	7006498770700000000♠4,987,707	7006149770500000000♠1,497,705
Sohag	7001214009999900000♠21.4	7006460386100000000♠4,603,861	7006361854300000000♠3,618,543	7005985318000000000♠985,318
South Sinai	7001511000000000000♠51.1	7005167426000000000♠167,426	7004819240000000000♠81,924	7004855020000000000♠85,502
Suez	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7005622859000000000♠622,859	5000000000000000000♠0	7005622859000000000♠622,859
Total	42.7	87,963,276	50,384,188	37,579,088

Population Density by Governorate

Egyptian Population Density in pre-2013 administrative divisions

Data taken from CAPMAS:.^[6] Information for population is in thousands, pop density - persons/sq.km and area is in sq.km.

Governorate	Population in thousands (2014-07-01)	Pop. Density (Inhabited Area)	Pop. Density (Total Area)	% Inhabited to Total	Inhabited Area	Total Area
Alexandria	7003476100000000000♠4,761	7003284150000000000♠2,841.5	7003207000000000000♠2,070.0	7001728000000000000♠72.8	7003167550000000000♠1,675.50	7003230000000000000♠2,300.00
Aswan	7003141200000000000♠1,412	7004134771000000000♠13,477.1	7001225000000000000♠22.5	6999200000000000000♠0.2	7002104770000000000♠104.77	7004627260000000000♠62,726.00
Asyut	7003418100000000000♠4,181	7003265630000000000♠2,656.3	7002161300000000000♠161.3	7000610000000000000♠6.1	7003157400000000000♠1,574.00	7004259260000000000♠25,926.00
Beheira	7003572000000000000♠5,720	7002806300000000000♠806.3	7002582100000000000♠582.1	7001722000000000000♠72.2	7003709384000000000♠7,093.84	7003982600000000000♠9,826.00
Beni Suef	7003281200000000000♠2,812	7003205340000000000♠2,053.4	7002256700000000000♠256.7	7001125000000000000♠12.5	7003136941000000000♠1,369.41	7004109540000000000♠10,954.00
Cairo	7003918400000000000♠9,184	7004482353000000000♠48,235.3	7003297680000000000♠2,976.8	7000620000000000000♠6.2	7002190400000000000♠190.40	7003308512000000000♠3,085.12
Dakahlia	7003588100000000000♠5,881	7003166210000000000♠1,662.1	7003166210000000000♠1,662.1	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7003353823000000000♠3,538.23	7003353823000000000♠3,538.23
Damietta	7003131600000000000♠1,316	7003196870000000000♠1,968.7	7003144570000000000♠1,445.7	7001734000000000000♠73.4	7002668470000000000♠668.47	7002910260000000000♠910.26
Faiyum	7003311800000000000♠3,118	7003168000000000000♠1,680.0	7002513790000099999♠513.8	7001306000000000000♠30.6	7003185600000000000♠1,856.00	7003606800000000000♠6,068.00
Gharbia	7003469800000000000♠4,698	7003241870000099999♠2,418.7	7003241870000099999♠2,418.7	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7003194234000000000♠1,942.34	7003194234000000000♠1,942.34
Giza	7003748700000000000♠7,487	7003628630000000000♠6,286.3	7002567900000000000♠567.9	7000900000000000000♠9.0	7003119100000000000♠1,191.00	7004131840000000000♠13,184.00
Ismailia	7003116200000000000♠1,162	7002229300000000000♠229.3	7002229300000000000♠229.3	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7003506697000000000♠5,066.97	7003506697000000000♠5,066.97
Kafr el-Sheikh	7003313200000000000♠3,132	7002903500000000000♠903.5	7002903500000000000♠903.5	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7003346669000000000♠3,466.69	7003346669000000000♠3,466.69
Luxor	7003113200000000000♠1,132	7003499270000000000♠4,992.7	7002469800000000000♠469.8	7000940000000000000♠9.4	7002226730000000000♠226.73	7003240968000099999♠2,409.68
Matruh	7002437000000000000♠437	7002111400000000000♠111.4	7000260000000000000♠2.6	7000240000000000000♠2.4	7003392140000000000♠3,921.40	7005166563000000000♠166,563.00
Minya	7003507600000000000♠5,076	7003210480000000000♠2,104.8	7002157300000000000♠157.3	7000750000000000000♠7.5	7003241165000000000♠2,411.65	7004322790000000000♠32,279.00
Monufia	7003389000000000000♠3,890	7003159690000000000♠1,596.9	7003155660000000000♠1,556.6	7001975000000000000♠97.5	7003243593000099999♠2,435.93	7003249900000000000♠2,499.00
New Valley	7002222000000000000♠222	7002205100000000000♠205.1	6999500000000000000♠0.5	6999200000000000000♠0.2	7003108224000000000♠1,082.24	7005440098000000000♠440,098.00
North Sinai	7002428000000000000♠428	7002203700000000000♠203.7	7001148000000000000♠14.8	7000720000000000000♠7.2	7003210084000000000♠2,100.84	7004289920000000000♠28,992.00
Port Said	7002660000000000000♠660	7002499700000000000♠499.7	7002490700000000000♠490.7	7001982000000000000♠98.2	7003132068000000000♠1,320.68	7003134496000000000♠1,344.96
Qalyubia	7003504400000000000♠5,044	7003470210000000000♠4,702.1	7003448640000099999♠4,486.4	7001954000000000000♠95.4	7003107272000000000♠1,072.72	7003112428000000000♠1,124.28
Qena	7003300100000000000♠3,001	7003172410000000000♠1,724.1	7002277890000099999♠277.9	7001161000000000000♠16.1	7003174063000000000♠1,740.63	7004107980000000000♠10,798.00
Red Sea	7002341000000000000♠341	7003479400000000000♠4,794.0	7000290000000000000♠2.9	6999100000000000000♠0.1	7001711300000000000♠71.13	7005119099130000000♠119,099.13
Sharqia	7003640200000000000♠6,402	7003134370000000000♠1,343.7	7003130360000099999♠1,303.6	7001970000000000000♠97.0	7003476428000000000♠4,764.28	7003491100000000000♠4,911.00
Sohag	7003453600000000000♠4,536	7003284580000000000♠2,845.8	7002411500000000000♠411.5	7001145000000000000♠14.5	7003159392000000000♠1,593.92	7004110220000000000♠11,022.00
South Sinai	7002166000000000000♠166	7000990000000000000♠9.9	7000530000000000000♠5.3	7001537000000000000♠53.7	7004167910000000000♠16,791.00	7004312720000000000♠31,272.00
Suez	7002615000000000000♠615	7001683000000000000♠68.3	7001683000000000000♠68.3	7002100000000000000♠100.0	7003900221000099999♠9,002.21	7003900221000099999♠9,002.21
Total	86,814	1109.1	85.9	7.8	78272.98	1010407.87

References

↑ Reem Leila. "Redrawing the map". Al Ahram Weekly (On-line). Retrieved 2008-05-19.
↑ http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/0/10037/Egypt/Egypts-PM-centralises-Helwan-and--October-governor.aspx
↑ "Luxor announced Egypt’s 29th governorate". Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
↑ "الهيئة العامة للاستعلامات نظام الإدارة المحلية". www.sis.gov.eg. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
↑ "Geographical maps" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-08-01.
1 2 3 "Egypt in Figures 2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

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