List of cities in Egypt
The list of cities in Egypt provides an overview of the development of the population of the larger cities of the North African state of Egypt .
Metropolitan regions by population
The largest metropolitan regions in Egypt are (as of January 1, 2008):
- Cairo : 16,078,877 inhabitants
- Alexandria : 4,496,050 inhabitants
- Suez : 633,514 inhabitants
- al-Mansura : 611,247 inhabitants
This means that a third of the country's people live in these four regions.
Cities by population
The following table contains the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, their names in German transcription and in Arabic, the results of the population censuses (VZ) of November 17, 1986, November 19, 1996 and November 11, 2006 as well as a calculation for the first July 2017. The government to which the city belongs is also listed. The population figures refer to the city or municipality within its political boundaries, without politically independent suburbs.
(VZ = census, B = calculation)
| rank | Surname | Arabic | VZ 1986 | VZ 1996 | VZ 2006 | B 2017 | Governorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cairo | القاهرة | 6,068,695 | 6,789,479 | 7,740,018 | 9,153,135 | al-Qahira |
| 2. | Alexandria | الإسكندرية | 2,926,859 | 3,297,959 | 4,028,028 | 5,039,975 | al-Iskandariyya |
| 3. | Giza | الجيزة | 1,883,189 | 2,521,197 | 3,021,542 | 4,146,340 | al-Jiza |
| 4th | Shubra al-Khaimah | شبرا الخيمة | 714,594 | 870.775 | 1,025,569 | 1,165,914 | al-Qalyubiyya |
| 5. | Port Said | بور سعيد | 401.172 | 469,533 | 570,768 | 751.073 | Bur Saʿid |
| 6th | Sue | السويس | 327.717 | 408.772 | 485,342 | 660.592 | as-Suwais |
| 7th | al-Mansura | المنصورة | 317.508 | 369,621 | 439,348 | 548.259 | ad-Daqahliyya |
| 8th. | Mahalla al-Kubra | المحلة الكبرى | 306.509 | 395.402 | 442,884 | 522.799 | al-Gharbiyya |
| 9. | Aunt | طنطا | 336,517 | 371.010 | 421.076 | 508.754 | al-Gharbiyya |
| 10. | Fayyum | الفيوم | 213.070 | 260.964 | 316.772 | 475.139 | al-Fayyum |
| 11. | Asyut | أسيوط | 272.986 | 343,498 | 389,307 | 462.061 | Asyut |
| 12. | al-Chusus | الخصوص | ... | ... | 291,242 | 459.586 | al-Qahira |
| 13. | Ismailia | الإسماعيلية | 158.045 | 255.134 | 293.184 | 386.372 | al-Ismaʿiliyya |
| 14th | Zagazig | الزقازيق | 244.354 | 267.351 | 302.611 | 383.703 | al-Sharqiyyah |
| 15th | Madinat al-Sadis min Uktubar | مدينة السادس من أكتوبر | ... | 35,354 | 154.093 | 350.018 | al-Jiza |
| 16. | Aswan | أسوان | 190,579 | 219.017 | 266.013 | 321,761 | Aswan |
| 17th | New Cairo | االقاهرة الجديدة | ... | ... | 122,339 | 298,343 | al-Qahira |
| 18th | Damiette | دمياط | 89,498 | 111.111 | 206,664 | 282,879 | Dumyat |
| 19th | Damanhur | دمنهور | 188,939 | 212.203 | 241,895 | 262.505 | al-Buhaira |
| 20th | al-Minya | المنيا | 179.060 | 201,360 | 236.043 | 245.478 | al-Minya |
| 21st | Luxor | الأقصر | ... | ... | 167,646 | 243.817 | al-Uqsur |
| 22nd | Sauhaj | سوهاج | 132,649 | 170.125 | 190.132 | 241,434 | Sauhaj |
| 23. | Shibin al-Hardly | شبين الكوم | 132,751 | 159.909 | 177.060 | 241,409 | al-Minufiyya |
| 24. | Qina | قنا | 119.917 | 155,382 | 201.191 | 236.624 | Qina |
| 25th | Bani Suwaif | بنى سويف | 152.476 | 171,734 | 193.048 | 235,867 | Bani Suwaif |
| 26th | Madinat al-Ashir min Ramadan | مدينة العاشر من رمضان | ... | 47,833 | 125,920 | 219,442 | al-Sharqiyyah |
| 27. | Hurghada | الغردقة | 132,649 | 170.125 | 160,746 | 191,511 | al-Bahr al-ahmar |
| 28. | al-Arish | العريش | 67,337 | 100,447 | 138.195 | 188,550 | Schimal Sina |
| 29 | Mallawi | ملوى | 98,632 | 119.283 | 139.929 | 184.048 | al-Minya |
| 30th | Kafr el-Sheikh | كفر الشيخ | 103,301 | 124,819 | 147,380 | 177.725 | Kafr el-Sheikh |
| 31. | Banha | بنها | 115,701 | 145.792 | 158,389 | 171,308 | al-Qalyubiyya |
| 32. | Bilbais | بلبيس | 96,511 | 113,608 | 136,499 | 165.129 | al-Sharqiyyah |
| 33. | Qalyub | قليوب | ... | 77,081 | 107,303 | 146.987 | al-Qalyubiyya |
| 34. | Idfu | إدفو | 46.163 | 94,228 | 115,946 | 146.143 | Qina |
| 35. | Mersa Matruh | مرسى مطروح | 43,157 | 52,247 | 108,774 | 144.961 | Matruh |
| 36. | Matariyya | المطرية | 74,554 | 87,062 | 100,566 | 142,856 | ad-Daqahliyya |
| 37. | Abu Kabir | أبو كبير | 68,394 | 85,340 | 103.175 | 137,700 | al-Sharqiyyah |
| 38. | Ahmim | أخميم | 70,602 | 84,778 | 101.509 | 136.965 | Sauhaj |
| 39. | Girga | جرجا | 71,564 | 95.384 | 102,701 | 136,808 | Sauhaj |
| 40. | Disuk | دسوق | 78,316 | 91,318 | 106,868 | 136,367 | Kafr el-Sheikh |
| 41. | With Ghamr | ميت غمر | 91,927 | 101,801 | 116.180 | 135,544 | ad-Daqahliyya |
| 42. | Obour | العبور | ... | ... | 43,600 | 130,654 | al-Qahira |
| 43. | Kerdasa | كرداسة | ... | ... | ... | 130,626 | al-Jiza |
| 44. | Samalut | سمالوط | ... | 75,437 | 91,475 | 122,919 | al-Minya |
| 45. | al-Hawamidiyya | الحوامدية | 73,298 | 91,732 | 109,468 | 122,919 | al-Jiza |
| 46. | Sinnuris | سنورس | ... | 68,442 | 82,148 | 122.244 | al-Fayyum |
| 47. | Tahta | طهطا | ... | 73,850 | 85,528 | 121,484 | Sauhaj |
| 48. | Belqas | بلقاس | ... | 87,670 | 95.194 | 120,834 | ad-Daqahliyya |
| 49. | Wetter | ناصر-بوش سابقا | ... | 70,543 | 85,319 | 117,818 | Bani Suwaif |
| 50. | Minuf | منوف | ... | 77,773 | 89,262 | 113,262 | al-Minufiyya |
| 51. | El Manzala | المنزلة | ... | 60.184 | 75,034 | 112,300 | ad-Daqahliyya |
| 52. | Ashmoun | أشمون | ... | 68,793 | 83.931 | 112.168 | al-Minufiyya |
| 53. | El Senbella wine | السنبلاوين | ... | 72,824 | 86,786 | 109,329 | ad-Daqahliyya |
| 54. | Kafr ad-Dawwar | كفر الدوار | ... | 101.056 | 114.030 | 106.039 | al-Buhaira |
| 55. | Faqous | فاقوس | ... | 56,237 | 78,405 | 104,244 | al-Sharqiyyah |
| 56. | rosette | رشيد | ... | 58,322 | 68,947 | 103,761 | al-Buhaira |
| 57. | Manfalut | منفلوط | ... | 65.141 | 82,585 | 103.068 | Asyut |
| 58. | Maghagha | مغاغه | ... | 60,405 | 75,657 | 102,328 | al-Minya |
| 59. | Beni Mazar | بنى مزار | ... | 52,690 | 79,553 | 100,201 | al-Minya |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Page no longer available , search in web archives: metropolitan areas in Egypt