Govrenorates o Egyp

Govrenorates o Egyp. See key below.

Egyp is dividit intae 27 govrenorates (arabic singular muhafaza). This designation replaces that o "province" (muderiya). Egyptian govrenorates are the top tier o the five-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. A govrenorate is admeenistered bi a govrenor (muhafez) appointit bi the preses o Egyp. Maist govrenorates hae a population density o mair than ane-thoosan per km², while the 3 lairgest hae a population density o less than twa per km².

Govrenorates are either fully "urban" or else they are an admixture o "urban" an "rural". The offeecial distinction atween "urban" an "rural" is reflectit in the lawer tiers: i.e., fully urban govrenorates hae nae regions (markaz), as the markaz is, natively, a conglomeration o veelages. Mairower, govrenorates mey comprise juist ane ceety, as in the case o Cairo or Alexandria. Hence, these ane-ceety govrenorates are ae dividit inae districts (i.e. urban neighborhuids). Cairo consists o 23 destricts; Alexandria consists o 6.

Non-urban govrenorates in Upper Egyp an alang the Suez Canal are aw named efter their caipitals, while govrenorates in the Nile Delta an the deserts tend tae hae names different frae their caipitals (Kafr el-Sheikh, Damietta, an Matruh Govrenorates being exceptions).

Twa new govrenorates wur creatit in Aprile 2008, Helwan an 6t o October. In Aprile 2011, baith the 6t o October an Helwan govrenorates wur incorporatit intae Giza an Cairo respectively again.

Luxor wis creatit in December 2009, tae be the 29t governorate o Egyp.

Leet o the Egyptian govrenorates

Egyptian governorates

Nr. (key)	Name	Aurie (km²)	Population (2006-11-11)	Population (2010-01-01)	Caipital
1	Alexandria	&00000000000026790000002,679	&00000000041238690000004,123,869	&00000000043621680000004,362,168	Alexandria
2	Aswan	&0000000000000679000000679	&00000000011864820000001,186,482	&00000000012588820000001,258,882	Aswan
3	Asyut	&00000000000015530000001,553	&00000000034449670000003,444,967	&00000000037013920000003,701,392	Asyut
4	Beheira	&00000000000091180000009,118	&00000000047472830000004,747,283	&00000000050713460000005,071,346	Damanhur
5	Beni Suef	&00000000000013220000001,322	&00000000022916180000002,291,618	&00000000024709600000002,470,960	Beni Suef
6	Cairo	&00000000000012770000001,277	&00000000084718590000008,471,859	&00000000089687230000008,968,723	Cairo
7	Dakahlia	&00000000000034710000003,471	&00000000049899970000004,989,997	&00000000053388310000005,338,831	Mansoura
8	Damietta	&0000000000000589000000589	&00000000010973390000001,097,339	&00000000011809910000001,180,991	Damietta
9	Faiyum	&00000000000018270000001,827	&00000000025110270000002,511,027	&00000000027214780000002,721,478	Faiyum
10	Gharbia	&00000000000019420000001,942	&00000000040113200000004,011,320	&00000000042622000000004,262,200	Tanta
11	Giza	&000000000001292500000012,925	&00000000057245450000005,724,545	&00000000061073650000006,107,365	Giza
12	Ismailia	&00000000000014420000001,442	&0000000000953006000000953,006	&00000000010291360000001,029,136	Ismailia
13	Kafr el-Sheikh	&00000000000034370000003,437	&00000000026202080000002,620,208	&00000000027989420000002,798,942	Kafr el-Sheikh
14	Matruh	&0000000000212112000000212,112	&0000000000323381000000323,381	&0000000000352885000000352,885	Marsa Matruh
15	Minya	&00000000000022620000002,262	&00000000041662990000004,166,299	&00000000044818790000004,481,879	Minya
16	Monufia	&00000000000025440000002,544	&00000000032704310000003,270,431	&00000000034963800000003,496,380	Shibin el-Kom
17	New Valley	&0000000000376505000000376,505	&0000000000187263000000187,263	&0000000000199810000000199,810	Kharga Oasis
18	North Sinai	&000000000002757400000027,574	&0000000000343681000000343,681	&0000000000374071000000374,071	Arish
19	Port Said	&000000000000007200000072	&0000000000570603000000570,603	&0000000000604451000000604,451	Port Said
20	Qalyubia	&00000000000010010000001,001	&00000000042516720000004,251,672	&00000000045465640000004,546,564	Banha
21	Qena	&00000000000017960000001,796	&00000000030016810000003,001,681	&00000000032099820000003,209,982	Qena
22	Red Sea	&0000000000203685000000203,685	&0000000000288661000000288,661	&0000000000306722000000306,722	Hurghada
23	Sharqia	&00000000000041800000004,180	&00000000053540410000005,354,041	&00000000057366440000005,736,644	Zagazig
24	Sohag	&00000000000015470000001,547	&00000000037472890000003,747,289	&00000000040046130000004,004,613	Sohag
25	Sooth Sinai	&000000000003314000000033,140	&0000000000150088000000150,088	&0000000000154941000000154,941	el-Tor
26	Suez	&000000000001784000000017,840	&0000000000512135000000512,135	&0000000000549759000000549,759	Suez
27	Luxor	&000000000000005500000055	&0000000000457286000000457,286	&0000000000484132000000484,132	Luxor
Total		920,186	72,798,031	77,775,247

The govrenorates are further dividit intae regions (markazes).

See an aa

• Leet o ceeties in Egyp
• Subdiveesions o Egyp
• Leet o poleetical an geographic subdiveesions bi total aurie
• ISO 3166-2:EG

Freemit airtins

• Census 2006 area and population data
• Population and area data
• Map
• Egyptian Government Services Portal, Arabic and English
• History of administrative divisions in Egypt since the French Invasion (in Arabic)

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