List of governorates of Egypt

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The Arab Republic of Egypt is divided into 27 governorates ( Arabic محافظات, DMG muḥāfaẓāt , singular Arabic محافظة, DMG muḥāfaẓa ), each headed by a governor with ministerial rank . The pronounced centralism is to be gradually reduced in favor of greater self-government at the regional level.

The names of the governorates can be coded according to the ISO 3166-2: EG standard .

Changes

On April 18, 2008, two new governorates, Helwan and al-Sadis min Uktubar governorates , were formed in accordance with the presidential decree from the previous day. On April 14, 2011, however, these were reintegrated into al-Qahira and al-Jiza . The current youngest governorate in Egypt is therefore al-Uqsur, which was created on December 7, 2009.

It is planned to create a separate tourist governorate with the archaeological sites of Jiza .

Hierarchy of Egyptian Administration

1. Governorates
2. region
3. city
4. District
5. Village

list

map	Governorate (Arabic)	Area (km²)	Residents 2017	useful information
	ad-Daqahliyya الدقهلية ad-Daqahliyya	3,471	6,492,381	The capital Mansura was the scene of the Battle of Mansura (Sixth Crusade) in 1250, in which the Christians defeated the Muslims, but shortly afterwards King Louis IX. lost in captivity.
	al-Bahr al-ahmar Red Sea البحر الأحمر al-Bahr al-ahmar	203,685	359,888	The administrative center is the seaside resort of Hurghada , the largest Egyptian tourist center on the Red Sea. The high number of tourists exceeds the local population many times over.
	al-Buhaira البحيرة al-Buhaira	10.130	6,171,613	The 'Sketic Desert' was one of the areas in which Christian hermitism developed. The famous Rosette Stone was found north of the port city of Rosette in 1799 .
	al-Fayyum الفيوم al-Fayyūm	1,827	3,596,954	Al-Fayyum is located on the eastern edge of the Libyan desert and is known as the "vegetable garden of Cairo".
	al-Gharbiyya الغربية al-Gharbiyya "the western government"	1,942	4,999,633	Muḥāfaẓat al-Gharbiyya lies in the center of the Nile Delta, in the floodplain.
	al-Iskandariyya Alexandria, الإسكندرية al-Iskandariyya	2,679	5,163,750	Al-Iskandariyya is located on the Mediterranean Sea. The capital Alexandria is the second largest city in North Africa after Cairo.
	al-Ismaʿiliyya Ismailia الإسماعيلية al-Ismāʿīliyya	1,442	1,303,993	Al-Ismaʿiliyya is in the Suez Canal Zone. The city of Ismaïlia ( Arabic الإسماعيلية) was founded in 1863 by Ferdinand de Lesseps , but then renamed after the Egyptian viceroy Ismail Pascha .
	al-Jiza الجيزة al-Jīza , el-Gīza	85.153	8,632,021	Al-Jiza contains the western part and the south of Cairo. The pyramids of Giza are located about eight kilometers southwest of the city of Giza (Giza).
	al-Minufiyya المنوفية al-Minūfiyya	1,532	4,301,601	Al-Minufiyya is located in the western Nile Delta. The governorate is home to two presidents: Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak .
	al-Minya المنيا al-Minyā	2,262	5,497,095	The city of Minya is the center of perfume and soap production. In the past there was a cotton center here, which was controlled by Egyptian and Greek cotton barons.
	al-Qahira Cairo, القاهرة al-Qāhira	214	9,539,673	The governorate includes Cairo's city center and Cairo's old town. The eastern part of the governorate extends into the Arabian desert.
	al-Qalyubiyya القليوبية al-Qalyubiyya el-Alyūbiyya	1,001	5,627,420	Al-Qalyubiyya is located in the southern Nile Delta. Its fertile soil makes it a leader in the production of chickens, eggs, oranges, figs and apricots.
	al-Uqsur الأقصر Luxor	55	1.250.209	The capital of the youngest Egyptian governorate is Luxor . Some of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt are located in and around Luxor.
	al-Wadi al-Jadid New Valley الوادي الجديد al-Wādī al-Jadīd el-Wādī el-gedīd	376.505	241,247	Al-Wadi al-Jadid is located in the southern part of the Libyan desert . It is the largest governorate and occupies around 38% of the total area of ​​Egypt.
	ash-Sharqiyya الشرقية ash-Sharqiyya "the Eastern Governorate"	4,180	7,163,824	Ash-Sharqiyya is located in the eastern Nile Delta. The fertile area is a center of the cotton and grain trade.
	as-Suwais Sues السويس as-Suwais , es-Swēs	17,840	728.180	Suez is located in the Suez Canal Zone and was known as a major hub for European and Indian goods before the sea route to India was discovered around the Cape of Good Hope, but it fell into disrepair afterwards.
	Aswan أسوان Aswān	679	1,473,975	Aswan is in Upper Egypt, on both sides of the Nile. The capital is Aswan of the same name . Lake Nasser belongs to this governorate.
	Asyut أسيوط Asyūt	1,553	4,383,289	Asyut is in Middle Egypt. The eastern part extends into the Arabian desert. It extends 120 km along the Nile.
	Bani Suwaif بني سويف Banī Suwaif , Benī Swēf	1,322	3,154,100	Bani Suwaif is located in Middle Egypt and is one of the poorest governorates. The western part extends into the desert.
	Bur Saʿid Port Said بور سعيد Būr Saʿīd	72	749.371	Port Said borders the Mediterranean in the north. The administrative center is the city of Port Said , which was named after the former viceroy Muhammad Said. It is a transshipment point for cotton and rice, but at the same time it is also a tank farm for the ships that cross the Suez Canal.
	Dumyat Damietta دمياط Dumyāt	589	1,496,765	Dumyat borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The administrative center is Dumyat (Damietta). Damietta was also the target of the French King Louis IX. guided Sixth Crusade . Control of Damietta meant control of the Nile.
	Janub Sina South Sinai جنوب سيناء Janub Sīnāʾ , Genūb Sīnā	33,140	102.018	South Sinai is located in the south of the Sinai Peninsula . The famous city of Sharm El-Sheikh is located on the southern tip of the peninsula . The Katharinenkloster is located below Mount Sinai .
	Kafr al-Sheikh كفر الشيخ Kafr al-Sheikh , Kafr esch-Schech	3,437	3,362,185	Kafr el-Sheikh borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north. The city of Disuq was the capital of the Hyksos , a group of Semitic immigrants who lived around 1648 BC. BC Egypt conquered.
	Matruh مطروح Matrūh	212.112	425.624	Matruh is located in the northern part of the Libyan desert and borders Libya in the west . The place Marsa Matruh was a British base and end point of the single-track railway line from Alexandria via El Alamein during World War II .
	Qina قنا Qinā , Enā / Genā	1,796	3,164,281	Qina is in Upper Egypt. In 1945, thirteen papyrus codices in the Coptic language were found in the small town of Nag Hammadi. The 47 scriptures contained are known as the Nag Hammadi scriptures .
	Shimal Sina North Sinai شمال سيناء Shimāl Sīnāʾ	27,574	450.328	North Sinai is located in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. In the Middle Ages, pilgrims mistakenly equated the city of al-Arish with the biblical location of Sukkots (Feast of Tabernacles) in the Bible.
	Sauhadsch Sohag سوهاج Sauhādsch , Sōhāg / Sōhādsch	1,547	4,967,409	Sauhaj is in Middle Egypt. The ancient city of Abydos was one of the most important necropolises.

Note: If two transcription options are listed, separated by a comma , the first represents the standard Arabic and the second the Egyptian-Arabic variant.

See also

• List of flags of Egyptian governorates

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Giza to become a touristic governorate ( Memento from June 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), communication from the Egyptian State Information Service SIS of May 2, 2008.
2. ↑ Egypt: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 15, 2018 . 

Web links

• Census 2006 (English)
• map