GOVERNORATES OF EGYPT

Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (singular ''muhafazah'') and 1 self-governing city. This designation replaces that of "province" (''muderiyah''). Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the five-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. A governorate is administered by a governor (''muhafez'') appointed by the president of Egypt. Most governorates have a population density of more than one-thousand per km², while the 3 largest have a population density of less than two per km².
Governorates are either fully "urban" or else they are an admixture of "urban" and "rural". The official distinction between "urban" and "rural" is reflected in the lower tiers: i.e., fully urban governorates have no regions (''markazes''), as the ''markaz'' is, natively, a conglomeration of villages. Moreover, governorates may comprise just one city, as in the case of Cairo or Alexandria. Hence, these one-city governorates are only divided into districts (i.e. urban neighborhoods). Cairo consists of 23 districts; Alexandria consists of 6.

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List of the Egyptian governorates

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List of the Egyptian governorates

Nr.	Name	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Capital
1	Alexandria	2,679	4,110,015	Alexandria
2	Aswan	679	1,184,432	Aswan
3	Asyut	25,926	3,441,597	Asyut
4	Beheira	10,130	4,737,129	Damanhur
5	Beni Suef	1,322	2,290,527	Beni Suef
6	Cairo	214	7,786,640	Cairo
7	Dakahlia	3,471	4,985,187	Mansura
8	Damietta	589	1,092,316	Damietta
9	Faiyum	1,827	2,512,792	Faiyum
10	Gharbia	1,942	4,010,298	Tanta
11	Giza	85,153	6,272,571	Giza
12	Ismailia	1,442	942,832	Ismailia
13	Kafr el-Sheikh	3,437	2,618,111	Kafr el-Sheikh
14	Matruh	212,112	322,341	Mersa Matruh
15	Minya	32,279	4,179,309	Minya
16	Monufia	1,532	3,270,404	Shibin el-Kom
17	New Valley	376,505	187,256	Kharga
18	North Sinai	27,574	339,752	Arish
19	Port Said	72	570,768	Port Said
20	Qalyubia	1,001	4,237,003	Banha
21	Qena	1,851	3,001,494	Qena
22	Red Sea	203,685	288,233	Hurghada
23	Sharqia	4,180	5,340,058	Zagazig
24	Sohag	1,547	3,746,377	Sohag
25	South Sinai	33,140	149,335	el-Tor
26	Suez	17,840	510,935	Suez
	Luxor	55	451,318	Luxor

See also

★ List of Egyptian cities

★ Subdivisions of Egypt

External links

★ Census 2006 area and population data

★ Population and area data

★ Map