Al-Qahira Governorate

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محافظة القاهرة Al-Qahira Governorate
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Basic data
Country	Egypt
Capital	Cairo
surface	3085 km²
Residents	9,539,673 (2017 census)
density	3092 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	EG-C

Coordinates: 30 ° 2 ′  N , 31 ° 13 ′  E

Al-Qahira ( Arabic محافظة القاهرة Muhāfazat al-Qāhira , DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Qāhira , Egyptian-Arabic Muḥāfẓet El Qahira ), also Cairo , is a governorate in Egypt with 9,539,673 inhabitants.

It is bordered to the north by the governorates of al-Qalyubiyya and al-Sharqiyya , to the east by the governorates of al-Isma asiliyya and as-Suwais, and to the south and west by the governorate of al-Jiza . The governorate includes Cairo's city center and Cairo's old town on the east bank of the Nile; while the districts west of the Nile belong to the al-Jiza governorate. The eastern part of the governorate extends into the Arabian desert . The administrative center is Cairo .

Population development

Census year	population
1986	6,052,836
1996	6,800,991
2007	7.902.085
2017	9,539,673

Individual evidence

1. ^ Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .