Governorates of Egypt - List of The Egyptian Governorates

List of The Egyptian Governorates

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Egyptian governorates
Nr. (key) Name Area (km²) Population (2006-11-11) Population (2012-01-01) Capital
1 Alexandria 70032300000000000002,300 70064123869000000004,123,869 70064509000000000004,509,000 Alexandria
2 Aswan 700462726000000000062,726 70061186482000000001,186,482 70061323000000000001,323,000 Aswan
3 Asyut 700413720000000000013,720 70063444967000000003,444,967 70063888000000000003,888,000 Asyut
4 Beheira 70039826000000000009,826 70064747283000000004,747,283 70065327000000000005,327,000 Damanhur
5 Beni Suef 700410954000000000010,954 70062291618000000002,291,618 70062597000000000002,597,000 Beni Suef
6 Cairo 70033085000000000003,085 70068471859000000008,471,859 70068762000000000008,762,000 Cairo
7 Dakahlia 70033538000000000003,538 70064989997000000004,989,997 70065559000000000005,559,000 Mansura
8 Damietta 7002910000000000000910 70061097339000000001,097,339 70061240000000000001,240,000 Damietta
9 Faiyum 70036068000000000006,068 70062511027000000002,511,027 70062882000000000002,882,000 Faiyum
10 Gharbia 70031942000000000001,942 70064011320000000004,011,320 70064439000000000004,439,000 Tanta
11 Giza 700413184000000000013,184 70065724545000000005,724,545 70066979000000000006,979,000 Giza
12 Ismailia 70035067000000000005,067 7005953006000000000953,006 70061077000000000001,077,000 Ismailia
13 Kafr el-Sheikh 70033467000000000003,467 70062620208000000002,620,208 70062940000000000002,940,000 Kafr el-Sheikh
14 Matruh 7005166563000000000166,563 7005323381000000000323,381 7005389000000000000389,000 Marsa Matruh
15 Minya 70032262000000000002,262 70064166299000000004,166,299 70064701000000000004,701,000 Minya
16 Monufia 70032499000000000002,499 70063270431000000003,270,431 70063657000000000003,657,000 Shibin el-Kom
17 New Valley 7005440098000000000440,098 7005187263000000000187,263 7005208000000000000208,000 Kharga
18 North Sinai 700427564000000000027,564 7005343681000000000343,681 7005395000000000000395,000 Arish
19 Port Said 70031345000000000001,345 7005570603000000000570,603 7005628000000000000628,000 Port Said
20 Qalyubia 70031124000000000001,124 70064251672000000004,251,672 70064754000000000004,754,000 Banha
21 Qena 70038980000000000008,980 70063001681000000003,001,681 70062801000000000002,801,000 Qena
22 Red Sea 7005120000000000000120,000 7005288661000000000288,661 7005321000000000000321,000 Hurghada
23 Al Sharqia 70034911000000000004,911 70065354041000000005,354,041 70066010000000000006,010,000 Zagazig
24 Sohag 700411218000000000011,218 70063747289000000003,747,289 70064211000000000004,211,000 Sohag
25 South Sinai 700431272000000000031,272 7005150088000000000150,088 7005159000000000000159,000 el-Tor
26 Suez 70039002000000000009,002 7005512135000000000512,135 7005576000000000000576,000 Suez
27 Luxor 70032960000000000002,960 7005457286000000000457,286 70061064000000000001,064,000 Luxor
Total 996,602.6 72,798,031 81,396,247

The governorates are further divided into regions (markazes).

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