Al-Jiza Governorate
محافظة الجيزة al-Jiza
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Country | Egypt | |
Capital | al-Giza | |
surface | 85,153 km² | |
Residents | 8,632,021 (2017 census) | |
density | 101 inhabitants per km² | |
ISO 3166-2 | EG-GZ |
Coordinates: 30 ° 0 ' N , 31 ° 12' E
al-Jiza ( Arabic محافظة الجيزة Muhāfazat al-Jīza , DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Ǧīza , Egyptian-Arabic : ig-Gīza ) is a governorate in Egypt with 8,632,021 inhabitants.
It borders in the north on the governorates of al-Buhaira and al-Minufiyya , in the east on the governorate al-Qahira , in the southeast on the governorates of al-Fayyum , Bani Suwaif and al-Minya , in the south on the governorate al-Wadi al- jadid and in the northwest to the governorate of Matruh .
The governorate comprises the western part of the metropolitan area of Greater Cairo including the city of al-Giza , which is also the administrative center of the governorate, the areas south of al-Giza including the city of Madinat al-Sadis min Uktubar and the Memphite necropolis and since 1968 in the Libyan desert the area of the road to Bahariyya oasis and the al-Bahriyya valley itself.
Population development
Census year | population |
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1986 | 3,700,054 |
1996 | 4,784,095 |
2007 | 6,294,319 |
2017 | 8,632,021 |
Cities
- Giza
- Madinat as-Sadis min Uktubar (6th of October City)
- Madinat el- Sheikh Zayed (Sheikh Zayed City)
Important sites in the governorate
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.statoids.com/ueg.html 2006 census
- ↑ Egypt: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .