Al-Gharbiyyah Governorate
محافظة الغربية Al-Gharbiyyah Governorate
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Country | Egypt | |
Capital | Aunt | |
surface | 1942 km² | |
Residents | 4,999,633 (2017 census) | |
density | 2574 inhabitants per km² | |
ISO 3166-2 | EG-GH |
Coordinates: 30 ° 47 ' N , 31 ° 0' E
Al-Gharbiyya ( Arabic محافظة الغربية, DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Ġarbīya 'the Western', Egyptian-Arabic Muḥāfẓet El Gharbeya ), also Gharbia , is a governorate in Egypt with 4,999,633 inhabitants, which is located in the center of the Nile Delta .
It borders the Kafr al-Sheikh governorate to the north, the ad-Daqahliyya governorate to the east, the al-Minufiyya governorate to the south and the al-Buhaira governorate to the west . The administrative center is Tanta .
Big cities of the governorate are Mahalla al-Kubra , Tanta , Kafr-az-Zayyat .