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Cairo Governorate

Coordinates: 30°02′N 31°13′E / 30.033°N 31.217°E / 30.033; 31.217
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Cairo Governorate
Governorate
View of Cairo from Cairo tower
View of Cairo from Cairo tower
Flag of Cairo Governorate
Flag
Official logo of Cairo Governorate
Cairo Governorate on the map of Egypt
Cairo Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country Egypt
SeatCairo (capital)
Government
 • GovernorIbrahim Saber[1]
Area
 • Total
3,085 km2 (1,191 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)[2]
 • Total
10,203,693
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
GDP
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 • TotalEGP 1,876 billion
(US$ 120 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
ISO 3166 codeEG-C
HDI (2021)0.779[4]
high · 4th
Websiteبوابة محافظة القاهرة

Cairo Governorate (Arabic: محافظة القاهرة) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. It is formed of the city of Cairo, both the national capital of Egypt and the governorate's, in addition to five satellite cities: the New Administrative Capital - set to become the seat of national government, New Cairo, El Shorouk, Badr, Capital Gardens, and 15th of May. These cities form almost half of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area by population.

Cairo is one of four city governorates in Egypt, and the governor of Cairo is also the head of the city.[5] Nonetheless, the governate of Cairo and the city of Cairo are two semi-distinct levels of local government, and as with other governorates, the governor is appointed by the president.

Overview

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Parts of the governorate, the Helwan district and the satellite cities, were spun off in April 2008 to form the Helwan Governorate, only to be reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate in April 2011.

Municipal divisions

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The governorate is divided into the city of Cairo, and the unallocated desert hinter land (al-zahir al-sahrawi).

Cairo city is subdivided into four Areas (manatiq) headed by a deputy governor each, and 38 Districts (ahya, sing. Hayy) with their own governor appointed heads.[6]

The Northern Area divided into 8 Districts:

Shubra, Al-Zawiya al-Hamra, Hadayek al-Kobba, Rod al-Farg, al-Sharabiya, al-Sahel, al-Zaytoun, and Al-Amiriya

The Eastern Area divided into 9 Districts:

Misr al-Gadidah (Heliopolis), Al-Nozha, Nasr City East (Sharq Madinet Nasr), Nasr City West (Gharb Madinet Nasr), al-Salam Awwal, al-Salam Thani, al-Matariya, and al-Marg. In addition to New Cairo, Al Shorouk, Badr, and New Administrative Capital.

The Western Area divided into 9 Districts:

Manshiyat Nasser, Al-Wayli, Wasat al-Qahira: Al-Darb al-Ahmar, al-Gamaliyya, al-Hussein), Boulaq, Gharb El-Qahira (Zamalek, Garden City, Down Town), Abdeen, Al-Azbakiya, al-Muski, and Bab El-Shaaria.

The Southern Area divided into 12 Districts:

Masr El-Qadima (Old Cairo), al-Khalifa, al-Moqattam, al-Basatin, Dar El-Salam, El-Sayeda Zeinab, al-Tebin, Helwan, al-Ma'sara, al-Maadi, Tora, and 15th may City.

In addition to Cairo City, there are five satellite cities that are under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities who chairs the New Urban Communities Authority that directly controls them (planning, land sales, zoning), while the governorate departments (muduriyat) control police and select public services (education, health, subsidised food).[7] The more populated ones are subdivided into hayy, while the ones still under construction are yet to have governorate representation. These cities are:

As of January 2023, the municipal divisions had a total estimated population as of 10,203,693.[2]

District Subdivisions (Hayy)
Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Population
(January 2023 Est.)
1st Settlement التجمع الأول ثان القاهرة 'Al Tagmou Al Khames Than Al Qahira 96,996
El Shorouk الشروق 'El Shorouk 94,582
5th Settlement التجمع الخامس أول القاهرة 'Al Tagmou Al Khames Aoal Al Qahira 145,286
15 May City 15 مايو 15 Māyū 100,074
Abdeen عابدين 'Ābidīn 40,450
El Darb El Ahmar الدرب الأحمر Al-Darb Al-Aḥmar[8] 62,563
Al Qatamia القطامية ثالث القاهرة الجديدة Al Qatamia Thalth Al Qahira Al Jadida 75,810
Ain Shams عين شمس 'Ain Schams 657,226
Amreya الاميريه Al-Amīriīah 163,206
Azbakeya الأزبكية Al-Azbakiyah 21,148
El Basatin البساتين Al-Basātīn 529,875
El Gamaliya الجمالية Al-Jamāliyah 38,908
El Khalifa الخليفة Al-Khalīfah 112,568
Maadi المعادي Al-Ma'ādī 94,777
El Marg المرج Al-Marj 854,284
El Masara المعصره Al-Ma'ṣarah 288,880
El Matareya المطرية Al-Maṭariyah 644,436
El Mokattam المقطم Al-Muqaṭṭam 239,750
El Muski الموسكي Al-Mūskī 16,715
New Cairo 1 أول القاهرة الجديدة Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 1 136,271

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1937 1,312,096—    
1947 2,090,654+59.3%
1957 2,877,195+37.6%
1966 4,220,000+46.7%
1976 5,084,463+20.5%
1986 6,052,836+19.0%
1996 6,800,991+12.4%
2006 7,902,085+16.2%
2014 9,102,232+15.2%
2018 9,655,000+6.1%
2023 10,203,693+5.7%
sources:[9][10][11][2]

Governors

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Current

On 30 August 2018, Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez was appointed governor of Cairo Governorate.[12]

Former[13]

Main article: List of governors of Cairo Governorate
  • Atef Abdelhamid, 7 September 2016 - 12 August 2018[14]
  • Galal Mostafa Saeed, 13 August 2013 - 23 March 2016
  • Osama Kamal, 29 January 2013 - 12 August 2013
  • Abdel Kawi Khalifa, 14 April 2011 - 12 August 2012
  • Abdel Azim Wazir, 9 July 2004 - 14 April 2011
  • Abdel Rehim Shehata, 8 July 1997 - 14 July 2004
  • Mohammed Omar Abdel Akhar, 2 May 1991 - 7 July 1997
  • Mahmoud Sherif, 18 April 1989 - 19 May 1991
  • Yousef Sabri Abu Taleb, 13 March 1983 - 14 April 1989
  • Mohammed Saad El-Din Maamoun, 15 May 1977 - 12 March 1983

Industrial zones

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According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Cairo:[15]

Zone name
15 May Industrial Zone
Badr City Industrial Zone
El Maasara Industrial Zone
El Marg District Industrial Zones
El Robeky Industrial Zone
El Sharabiya District Industrial Zones
Katameya Industrial Zone
New Cairo Industrial Zone
Shaq El Thoban Industrial Zone
South Helwan Industrial Zone
Torah Industrial Zone

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eight confirmed dead in Cairo building collapse". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "ﻰﻓ ﻡﺎــﺳﻗﻸﻟ ﻯﺭﻳﺩﻘﺗﻟﺍ ﻥﺎــﻛﺳﻟﺍ ﺩﺩـــﻋ" (PDF). capmas.gov.eg (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Entities". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Areas". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Managing public services in the New Cities - Tadamun". Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ^ Johnstone, Harry (21 March 2018). "Alive with artisans: Cairo's al-Darb al-Ahmar district – a photo essay". The Guardian. Photography by Christopher Wilton-Steer.
  9. ^ "EGYPT Administrative Division". Citypopulation.de. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  10. ^ United Nations 1960 Demographic Yearbook (PDF). United Nations. p. 289. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. ^ Law, Gwillim (1999). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 115.
  12. ^ "Cairo Governor". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Former Governors". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. ^ Mohsen Semeika (9 July 2016). وزير التموين و6 محافظين جدد يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس (صور). Al-Masry Al-Youm (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  15. ^ {{cite web |title=Industrial Zones of Governorate |url=http://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/StartaBusiness/InvestmentZones/Pages/Industrial-Zones.aspx |website=Ministry of Investment Egypt |access-date=18 March2025
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