Local Government in Egypt: Difference between revisions

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{{Politics of Egypt}}

For administrative purposes, [[Egypt]] is divided into twenty-seven [[governorates]] ({{lang|ar|محافظة}} ''{{transl|ar|ALA|muḥāfaẓah}}''; {{IPA-arz|moˈħɑfzˤɑ}}; [[genitive case#Arabic|genitive case]]: ''{{transl|ar|ALA|muḥāfaẓat&nbsp;}}'' {{IPA-arz|moˈħɑfzˤet|}}; plural: {{lang|ar|محافظات}} ''{{transl|ar|ALA|muḥāfaẓāt&nbsp;}}''{{IPA-arz|moħɑfˈzˤɑːt|}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Governorates of Egypt|url=http://www.statoids.com/ueg.html|website=Statoids|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the country's jurisdiction hierarchy. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the [[President of Egypt]] and serves at the president's discretion. Most governorates have a [[population density]] of moreless than one thousand per km², while the three largest have a population density of less than two per km².

==Overview==