Al-Buhaira governorate

The title of this article is ambiguous. Also, the Lake of Tunis is called al-Buhaira referred

محافظة البحيرة al-Buhaira
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Basic data
Country	Egypt
Capital	Damanhur
surface	10,130 km²
Residents	6,171,613 (2017)
density	609 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	EG bra

Coordinates: 31 ° 0 ′  N , 30 ° 30 ′  E

al-Buhaira , also Beheira ( Arabic محافظة البحيرة Muhāfazat al-Buhaira , DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Buḥaira , ancient Egyptian : S'Albufera , Egyptian-Arabic Muḥāfẓet El Beḥēra ), is one of the governorates in Egypt with 6,171,613 inhabitants.

It is located in the northwestern Nile Delta . It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Kafr al-Sheikh , al-Gharbiyyah and al-Minufiyya governorates to the east, the Al-Jiza governorate to the south, and the Matruh and Alexandria governorates to the west . The governorate extends into the Libyan desert as far as the Wadi an-Natrun . The capital Damanhur is about 135 km from Cairo .

Population development

Census year	population
1986	3,257,168
1996	3,994,297
2007	4,747,283
2017	6,171,613

Individual evidence

1. ^ Egypt. In: GeoHive. Retrieved January 12, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Egypt: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .