Daqahliyya Governorate

ad-Daqahliyya
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Basic data
Country	Egypt
Capital	al-Mansura
surface	3471 km²
Residents	6,492,381 (2017 census)
density	1870 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	EG-DK

Coordinates: 31 ° 0 ′  N , 31 ° 24 ′  E

ad-Daqahliyya ( Arabic محافظة الدقهلية Muhāfazat ad-Daqahliyya , DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Daqahliyya , also Dakahlija ) is a governorate in the eastern Nile Delta in Egypt with 6,492,381 inhabitants.

It borders the Mediterranean Sea and the Dumyat Governorate to the north, the Bur Saʿid Governorate to the east, the Ash-Sharqiyya and al-Gharbiyya governorates to the south, and the Kafr al-Sheikh governorate to the west . The administrative center is al-Mansura .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Egypt. In: GeoHive. Retrieved January 7, 2016 .