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|[[Image:Egypt-region-map-cities.gif|thumb|250px|right|Capital cities of the Egyptian governorates, and the self-governing city of [[Luxor]]]]
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The [[Arab]] [[Republic]] of [[Egypt]] is divided into [[twenty-six]] '''[[governorate]]s''' (singular ''[[muhafazah]]'') and [[one]] '''[[Autonomy|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 [[Administration|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 [[three]] 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 of Egypt|regions]] (''markazes''), as the ''markaz'' is, natively, a conglomeration of [[village]]s. Moreover, '''governorates''' may be comprised of just one city, as in the [[case]] of [[Cairo]] or [[Alexandria]]. Hence, these one-city '''governorates''' are only divided into [[Districts of Egypt|districts]] (i.e. urban [[neighborhood]]s). Cairo consists of [[twenty-three]] districts; Alexandria consists of [[six]].
==List of the Egyptian governorates==
[[Image:Egypt_governorates.png|thumb|left|250px|Governorates of Egypt]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Nr.
! Name
! Area (km²)
! Population
! Capital
|-
| 1
| [[Alexandria Governorate|Alexandria]]
| align="right" | 2,679
| align="right" | 3,865,502
| [[Alexandria]]
|-
| 2
| [[Aswan Governorate|Aswan]]
| align="right" | 679
| align="right" | 1,133,886
| [[Aswan]]
|-
| 3
| [[Asyut Governorate|Asyut]]
| align="right" | 25,926
| align="right" | 3,100,000
| [[Asyut]]
|-
| 4
| [[Beheira Governorate|Beheira]]
| align="right" | 10,130
| align="right" | 4,773,196
| [[Damanhur]]
|-
| 5
| [[Beni Suef Governorate|Beni Suef]]
| align="right" | 1,322
| align="right" | 2,304,563
| [[Beni Suef]]
|-
| 6
| [[Cairo Governorate|Cairo]]
| align="right" | 214
| align="right" | 7,836,243
| [[Cairo]]
|-
| 7
| [[Dakahlia Governorate|Dakahlia]]
| align="right" | 3,471
| align="right" | 5,005,277
| [[Mansura]]
|-
| 8
| [[Damietta Governorate|Damietta]]
| align="right" | 589
| align="right" | 1,095,528
| [[Damietta]]
|-
| 9
| [[Faiyum Governorate|Faiyum]]
| align="right" | 1,827
| align="right" | 2,478,230
| [[Faiyum]]
|-
| 10
| [[Gharbia Governorate|Gharbia]]
| align="right" | 1,942
| align="right" | 3,980,509
| [[Tanta]]
|-
| 11
| [[Giza Governorate|Giza]]
| align="right" | 85,153
| align="right" | 5,760,651
| [[Giza]]
|-
| 12
| [[Ismailia Governorate|Ismailia]]
| align="right" | 1,442
| align="right" | 882,247
| [[Ismailia]]
|-
| 13
| [[Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate|Kafr el-Sheikh]]
| align="right" | 3,437
| align="right" | 2,629,491
| [[Kafr el-Sheikh]]
|-
| 14
| [[Matruh Governorate|Matruh]]
| align="right" | 212,112
| align="right" | 276,261
| [[Mersa Matruh]]
|-
| 15
| [[Minya Governorate|Minya]]
| align="right" | 32,279
| align="right" | 3,700,000
| [[Minya, Egypt|Minya]]
|-
| 16
| [[Monufia Governorate|Monufia]]
| align="right" | 1,532
| align="right" | 3,285,491
| [[Shibin el-Kom]]
|-
| 17
| [[New Valley Governorate|New Valley]]
| align="right" | 376,505
| align="right" | 172,939
| [[Kharga]]
|-
| 18
| [[North Sinai Governorate|North Sinai]]
| align="right" | 27,574
| align="right" | 326,324
| [[Arish]]
|-
| 19
| [[Port Said Governorate|Port Said]]
| align="right" | 72
| align="right" | 546,776
| [[Port Said]]
|-
| 20
| [[Qalyubia Governorate|Qalyubia]]
| align="right" | 1,001
| align="right" | 3,956,791
| [[Banha]]
|-
| 21
| [[Qena Governorate|Qena]]
| align="right" | 1,796
| align="right" | 2,995,664
| [[Qena]]
|-
| 22
| [[Red Sea Governorate|Red Sea]]
| align="right" | 203,685
| align="right" | 192,469
| [[Hurghada]]
|-
| 23
| [[Sharqia Governorate|Sharqia]]
| align="right" | 4,180
| align="right" | 5,208,052
| [[Zagazig]]
|-
| 24
| [[Sohag Governorate|Sohag]]
| align="right" | 1,547
| align="right" | 3,899,304
| [[Sohag]]
|-
| 25
| [[South Sinai Governorate|South Sinai]]
| align="right" | 33,140
| align="right" | 69,170
| [[el-Tor]]
|-
| 26
| [[Suez Governorate|Suez]]
| align="right" | 17,840
| align="right" | 497,421
| [[Suez]]
|-
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| [[Luxor Governorate|Luxor]]
| align="right" | 55
| align="right" | 430,214
| [[Luxor]]
|}
== See also ==
*[[Subdivisions of Egypt]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/r/r_eg.htm Population and area data]
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/egypt_admn97.jpg Map]
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