Al-Minufiyya Governorate
محافظة المنوفية Al-Minufiyya Governorate
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Country | Egypt | |
Capital | Shibin al-Hardly | |
surface | 1532 km² | |
Residents | 4,301,601 (2017 census) | |
density | 2808 inhabitants per km² | |
ISO 3166-2 | EG-MNF |
Coordinates: 30 ° 35 ' N , 31 ° 3' E
Al-Minufiyya ( Arabic محافظة المنوفية Muhafazat al-Minufiyya , DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Minūfiyya ), also Monufia or Menufeya , is a governorate in Egypt with 4,301,601 inhabitants and is located in the western Nile Delta .
It borders in the north on the governorate al-Gharbiyya , in the east on the governorate al-Qalyubiyya , in the south on the governorate al-Jiza and in the west on the governorate al-Buhaira . The administrative center is Shibin al-Barely . The main campus of Minufiya University is also located there .
With Anwar as-Sadat (1918–1981) and Muhammad Husni Mubarak (* 1928) two former presidents of Egypt were born in al-Minufiyya.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 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. 2011 census
- ↑ Egypt: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .