Matruh Governorate
محافظة مطروح Matruh Governorate
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Country | Egypt | |
Capital | Mersa Matruh | |
surface | 166,563 km² | |
Residents | 425,624 (2017 census) | |
density | 2.6 inhabitants per km² | |
ISO 3166-2 | EG-MT |
Coordinates: 31 ° 0 ' N , 27 ° 0' E
Matruh ( Arabic محافظة مطروح Muhāfazat Matrūh , DMG Muḥāfaẓat Maṭrūḥ , also Matrouh ) is a governorate in Egypt with 425,624 inhabitants and is located in the northern part of the Libyan desert .
It borders in the north on the Mediterranean Sea , in the east on the governorates of Alexandria , al-Buhaira and al-Jiza , in the south on the governorate al-Wadi al-Jadid and in the west on Libya ( Munizip al-Butnan ). The administrative center is Marsa Matruh . The communities are divided into a total of 54 villages at the lowest level.
Administrative division
Matruh is divided into eight districts ( marākiz , singular markaz ), all of which except Siwa have a part of the coast. The districts from west to east, as well as the largest district with 94,263 km² in the south of Siwa:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Markaz | Arabic | Area km² |
Population Jan. 1, 2010 |
Number of villages |
Coordinates |
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Sallum | قسم السلوم | 4,500 | 13,913 | 3 | ... |
Barrani | قسم سيدى برانى | 7,500 | 36,508 | 9 | ... |
El-Negaila | قسم النجيلة | 2,200 | 20,065 | 3 | ... |
Mersa Matruh | قسم مرسى مطروح | 13,800 | 153,785 | 9 | 31.3528 ° N , 27.2361 ° O |
El-Dabaa | قسم الضبعة | 7,800 | 38,320 | 14th | ... |
El-Alamein | قسم مارينا العلمين السياحية | 24,500 | 10,922 | 3 | ... |
El Hamam | قسم الحمام | 12,000 | 55,700 | 7th | ... |
Siwa | قسم سيوة | 94.263 | 23,672 | 6th | ... |
Matruh Governorate |
مطروح | 166,563 | 352.885 | 54 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Egypt. In: GeoHive. Retrieved January 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Egypt: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Marākiz wa-Mudun Muḥāfaẓat Maṭrūḥ = Districts and cities of the Maṭrūḥ governorate ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.