Gharbia Governorate

Gharbia Governorate
Governorate
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Gharbia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 30°52′52″N 31°03′36″E / 30.881°N 31.06°ECoordinates: 30°52′52″N 31°03′36″E / 30.881°N 31.06°E
Country	Egypt
Seat	Tanta (capital)
Government
• Governor	Ahmed Deif Sakr [1]
Area
• Total	1,942 km^2 (750 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	4,648,408
• Density	2,400/km^2 (6,200/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)

Gharbia Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الغربية‎‎ Muḥāfẓet El Gharbeya, IPA: [elɣɑɾˈbejjɑ, -jæ]) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the north of the country, south of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, and north of Monufia Governorate. Its capital is Tanta, which is 90 km north of Cairo, and 120 km south east of Alexandria. The largest city in Gharbia is El Mahalla El Kubra. The total area of Gharbia governorate is 25,400 km², making it the tenth-largest governorate of Egypt.

Population

According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 30.0%. Out of an estimated 4,751.865 people residing in the governorate, 3,324,630 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 1,427,235 in urban areas. ^[2]

Cities

• El Mahalla El Kubra
• Kafr El Zayat
• Samanoud
• Tanta
• Zifta
• El Santa
• Kotoor
• Basyoun

Notable people

• Mohamed Salah (top footballer)^[3]

References

1. "Egypt's new provincial governors: Who's who?". Ahram Online. December 26, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
2. "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
3. Al Sherbini, Ramadan (April 26, 2016). "Egypt turns to celebs to fight drugs". Gulf News Egypt. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

External links

• Gharbia Governorate Official website (in Arabic)