Egypt

Official name:
Arab Republic of Egypt
Name in native language:
مصر / Mişr
Capital:
Cairo
ISO country code
EG
Nat. statistical agency:
Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics
Region:
Northern Africa

Census Results

1982-xx-xx : 6,712,000
1897-xx-xx : 9,669,000
1907-xx-xx : 11,190,000
1917-xx-xx : 12,718,000
1927-xx-xx : 14,178,000
1937-xx-xx : 15,921,000
1947-03-26 : 18,967,000
1960-09-20 : 25,984,101
1966-xx-xx : 30,076,000
1976-11-22 : 36,626,204
1986-11-17 : 48,254,238
1996-11-19 : 59,312,914
2006-11-21 : 72,798,031

the Arab Republic of Egypt

Administrative units

administrative unitsnative namecapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2006-11-11
census		population
2010-01-01
estimate
source: CAPMAS (Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics ), Egypt.
note: entries marked with an asterisk (*) have a Latin spelling of the name that is highly doubtful.
Desert / Frontierمحافظات الحدود 853,0161,293,0741,388,429
Muhafazat Al Bahr al Ahmarمحافظة البحر الاحمHurghada203,685288,661306,722
Muhafazat Al Wadi al Jadid‏محافظة الوادى الجديدAl Kharijah376,505187,263199,810
Muhafazat Matruh‏محافظة مطروحMarsa Matruh212,112323,381352,885
Muhafazat Shamal Sina‏محافظة شمال سيناءEl Arish27,574343,681374,071
Muhafazat Janub Sina‏محافظة جنوب سيناءAt Tur33,140150,088154,941
Lower Egyptمحافظات الوجه البحرى 27,72431,295,29733,460,034
Muhafazat Dumyat‏محافظة دمياطDumyat5891,097,3391,180,991
Muhafazat Ad Daqahliyah‏محافظة الدقهليةAl Mansurah3,4714,989,9975,338,831
Muhafazat Ash Sharqiyah‏محافظة الشرقيةAz Zaqaziq4,1805,354,0415,736,644
Muhafazat Al Qalyubiyah‏محافظة القليوبيةBanha1,0014,251,6724,546,564
Muhafazat Kafr ash Shaykh‏محافظة كفرالشيخKafr ash Shaykh3,4372,620,2082,797,942
Muhafazat Al Gharbiyah‏محافظة الغربيةTanta1,9424,011,3204,262,200
Muhafazat Al Minufiyah‏محافظة المنوفيةShibin al Kawm1,5323,270,4313,496,380
Muhafazat Al Buhayrah‏محافظة البحيرةDamanhur10,1304,747,2835,071,346
Muhafazat Al Isma'iliyah‏محافظة الاسماعيليAl Isma'iliyah1,442953,0061,029,136
Upper Egyptمحافظات الوجه القبلى 96,19426,073,90827,956,551
Muhafazat As Sadis min Uktubarقسم أول 6 أكتوبرSixth of October City 2,581,0592,780,921
MuhafazatAl Jizah‏محافظة الجيزةal Jizah85,1533,143,4863,326,444
Muhafazat Bani Suwayf‏محافظة بني سويفBani Suwayf1,3222,291,6182,470,960
MuhafazatAl Fayyum‏محافظة الفيومAl Fayyum1,8272,511,0272,721,478
MuhafazatAl Minya‏محافظة المنياAl Minya2,2624,166,2994,481,879
Muhafazat Asyut‏محافظة أسيوطAsyut1,5533,444,9673,701,392
Muhafazat Suhaj‏محافظة سوهاجSuhaj1,5473,747,2894,004,613
Muhafazat Qina‏محافظة قنــــاQina1,8513,001,6813,209,982
Muhafazat Aswan‏محافظة أسوانAswan6791,186,4821,258,882
Urbanالمحافظات الحضريه 20,86014,135,75214,969,233
Muhafazat Al Qahirah‏محافظة القاهرةal Qahirah2146,758,5817,137,218
Muhafazat Al Iskandariyah‏محافظة الاسكندريal Iskandariyah2,6794,123,8694,362,168
Muhafazat Bur Sa'id‏محافظة بورسعيدBur Sa'id72570,603604,451
Muhafazat As Suways‏محافظة السويسas Suways17,840512,135549,759
Muhafazat Hulwan‏محافظة حلوانHulwan 1,713,2781,831,505
Muhafazat Al Uqsur‏محافظة الاقصAl-Uqsur55457,286484,132
total  1,010,40059,276,67272,798,031

Main cities

namenative namepopulation
1996-11-19
census		population
2006-11-11
census		latitude /
longitude
Al Qahirah [EN Cairo]القاهرة6,801,9316,758,58130.09/31.30
Al Iskandariyah [EN Alexandria]الاسكندري3,339,0764,110,01530.95/29.75
Al Jizah [EN Giza]الجيزة2,221,8682,681,86330.02/31.20
Shubra al Khimahشبرا الخيمة870,7751,016,72230.14/31.27
Bur Sa'id [EN Port Said]بورسعيد472,454570,76831.11/32.29
As Suways [EN Suez]السويس417,526510,93530.12/32.43
Al Uqsur [EN Luxor]الاقص361,138451,31825.72/32.66
Al Mahallah al Kubraالمحلة الكبرى394,924442,88430.97/31.16
Al Mansurahالمنصورة369,409437,31131.04/31.40
Tantaطنطا372,892421,07630.79/31.00
Asyutأسيوط343,662386,08627.19/31.16
Al Fayyumالفيوم260,830316,77229.31/30.85
Az Zaqaziqالزقازيق267,469302,61130.59/31.51
Al Isma'iliyahالاسماعيلي255,134300,44930.61/32.28
Aswanأسوان219,541265,00424.04/32.89
Kafr ad Dawwarكفر الدوار232,387262,74831.11/30.14
Damanhurدمنهور209,423241,89531.04/30.46
Al Minyaالمنيا201,440235,23428.10/30.74
Qinaقنــــا155,382206,83126.17/32.71
Bani Suwayfبني سويف171,734193,53529.08/31.09
Suhaj [EN Sohag]سوهاج170,417189,63826.55/31.70
Shibin al Kumشبين الكوم156,794177,06030.56/31.01
Banhaبنها135,891158,38930.46/31.19
Kafr ash Shaykhكفر الشيخ124,870147,38031.12/30.94
Al 'Arishأول العريش100,482141,59531.10/33.74
Malawiمركز ملوى119,283140,21527.73/30.83
Bilbisبلبيس113,608136,49930.38/31.59
Mit Ghamrميت غمر101,899116,18030.71/31.28
source: CAPMAS (Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics ), National Information Center (NIC), Nasr City, Cairo.
note: population data is from provisional census figures.