Dumyat Governorate
محافظة دمياط Dumyat
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Country | Egypt | |
Capital | Dumyat | |
surface | 589 km² | |
Residents | 1,496,765 (2017 census) | |
density | 2541 inhabitants per km² | |
ISO 3166-2 | EG-DT |
Coordinates: 31 ° 25 ' N , 31 ° 37' E
Dumyat ( Arabic محافظة دمياط Muhāfazat Dumyāt , DMG Muḥāfaẓat Dumyāṭ ) or Damiette is a governorate in Egypt with 1,496,765 inhabitants and is located in the eastern Nile Delta .
It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Ad-Daqahliyya Governorate to the south . The administrative center is Dumyat (Damietta).