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, Shourok, Badr, Capital Gardens, and 15th of May. These cities form almost half of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area by population.
Cairo Governorate | |
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 View of Cairo from Cairo tower | |
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 Cairo Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Seat | Cairo (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,085 km2 (1,191 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 10,203,693 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 1,876 billion (US$ 120 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| ISO 3166 code | EG-C |
| HDI (2021) | 0.779[4] high · 4th |
| Website | بوابة محافظة القاهرة |
Cairo is one of three city-states 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
editParts 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
editThe 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] Some districts are represented by one police station (qism, plr. aqsam), while others may be subdivided by two or more.
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.
The Western Area divided into 9 Districts:
Manshiyat Nasser, Al-Wayli, Wasat al-Qahira (Qism: 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 qisms, while the ones still under construction are yet to have governorate representation. These cities are:
New Cairo (Qism 1,2,3)
Badr (Qism)
15th of May (Qism)
New Administrative Capital (Under construction)
Capital Gardens (Under construction)
As of January 2023, the municipal divisions had a total estimated population as of 10,203,693.[2]
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Settlement | قسم التجمع الأول ثان القاهرة | 'Al Tagmou Al Khames Than Al Qahira | 96,996 | Kism (fully urban) |
| 5th Settlement | قسم التجمع الخامس أول القاهرة | 'Al Tagmou Al Khames Aoal Al Qahira | 145,286 | Kism (fully urban) |
| 15 May City | قسم 15 مايو | 15 Māyū | 100,074 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Abdeen | قسم عابدين | 'Ābidīn | 40,450 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Darb El Ahmar | قسم الدرب الأحمر | Al-Darb Al-Aḥmar[8] | 62,563 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Qatamia | قسم القطامية ثالث القاهرة الجديدة | Al Qatamia Thalth Al Qahira Al Jadida | 75,810 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Ain Shams | قسم عين شمس | 'Ain Schams | 657,226 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Amreya | قسم الاميريه | Al-Amīriīah | 163,206 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Azbakeya | قسم الأزبكية | Al-Azbakiyah | 21,148 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Basatin | قسم البساتين | Al-Basātīn | 529,875 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Gamaliya | قسم الجمالية | Al-Jamāliyah | 38,908 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Khalifa | قسم الخليفة | Al-Khalīfah | 112,568 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Maadi | قسم المعادي | Al-Ma'ādī | 94,777 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Marg | قسم المرج | Al-Marj | 854,284 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Masara | قسم المعصره | Al-Ma'ṣarah | 288,880 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Matareya | قسم المطرية | Al-Maṭariyah | 644,436 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Mokattam | قسم المقطم | Al-Muqaṭṭam | 239,750 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Muski | قسم الموسكي | Al-Mūskī | 16,715 | Kism (fully urban) |
| New Cairo 1 | قسم أول القاهرة الجديدة | Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 1 | 136,271 | Kism (fully urban) |
| New Cairo 2 | قسم ثان القاهرة الجديدة | Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 2 | 90,960 | Kism (fully urban) |
| New Cairo 3 | قسم ثالث القاهره الجديده | Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 3 | 71,112 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Weili | قسم الوايلي | Al-Waylī | 84,843 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Nozha | قسم النزهة | An-Nuzhah | 247,377 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Sahel | قسم الساحل | Al-sahel | 338,488 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Sharabiya | قسم الشرابية | Ash-Sharābiyah | 200,272 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Shorouk | قسم الشروق | Ash-Shurūq | 93,349 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Salam 1 | قسم أول السلام | As-Salām 1 | 514,187 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Salam 2 | قسم ثان السلام | As-Salām 2 | 164,465 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Sayeda Zeinab | قسم السيدة زينب | As-Sayyidah Zaynab | 145,805 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Tebbin | قسم التبين | At-Tibbīn | 77,075 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Zaher | قسم الظاهر | Aẓ-Ẓāhir | 76,898 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Zamalek | قسم الزمالك | Az-Zamālik | 14,993 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Zawya El Hamra | قسم الزاوية الحمراء | Az-Zāwiyah al-Ḥamrā' | 340,371 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Zeitoun | قسم الزيتون | Az-Zaytūn | 186,357 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Bab El Sharia | قسم باب الشعرية | Bāb ash-Sha'riyah | 49,923 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Bulaq | قسم بولاق | Būlāq | 51,515 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Dar El Salam | قسم دار السلام | Dār as-Salām | 562,222 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Hadayek El Qobbah | قسم حدائق القبة | Hada'iq al-Qubbah | 338,126 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Helwan | قسم حلوان | Ḥulwān | 557,620 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Nasr City 1 | قسم اول مدينة نصر | Madīnat an-Naṣr 1 | 678,970 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Nasr City 2 | قسم ثان مدينة نصر | Madīnat an-Naṣr 2 | 77,191 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Badr City | قسم بدر | Madīnat Badr | 33,456 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Heliopolis | قسم مصر الجديدة | Miṣr al-Jādidah | 143,475 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Old Cairo (Fustat) | قسم مصر القديمة | Miṣr al-Qadīmah | 267,746 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Manshiyat Naser | قسم منشأة ناصر | Munsha'āt Nāṣr | 276,366 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Qasr El Nil | قسم قصر النيل | Qaṣr an-Nīl | 10,596 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Rod El Farag | قسم روض الفرج | Rūd al-Faraj | 155,817 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Shubra | قسم شبرا | Shubrā | 82,061 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Tura | قسم طره | Ṭurah | 245,644 | Kism (fully urban) |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editCurrent
On 30 August 2018, Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez was appointed governor of Cairo Governorate.[12]
Former[13]
- 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
editAccording to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[15]
- Torah and Shaq Al Tho'ban
- South Helwan
- Katamia
- Shaq Al Tho'ban
- Al Robeky
- Al Maasara
- Division Maadi Company for Development and Reconstruction
- Egypt-Ismailia. Road - Al Nozha District
- El Salam City
- El Marg District
- El Sharabya District
- (New urban community industrial zone) Badr City
- (New urban community industrial zone) 15 May
- (New urban community industrial zone) New Cairo
- (New urban community industrial zone) Al Shrouk
Due to its congestion and overcrowded streets, Cairo is not attractive to investors. UN-Habitat is promoting alternative methods of transportation with the aim of relieving these issues.[16]
Projects and programs
editIn a program that began on 28 August 2012 (through 2018), the European Union invested 40 million euros on upgrading the infrastructure of informal areas in Cairo Governorate.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "ﻰﻓ ﻡﺎــﺳﻗﻸﻟ ﻯﺭﻳﺩﻘﺗﻟﺍ ﻥﺎــﻛﺳﻟﺍ ﺩﺩـــﻋ" (PDF). capmas.gov.eg (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Entities". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Areas". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Managing public services in the New Cities - Tadamun". Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "EGYPT Administrative Division". Citypopulation.de. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ United Nations 1960 Demographic Yearbook (PDF). United Nations. p. 289. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ Law, Gwillim (1999). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 115.
- ^ "Cairo Governor". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Former Governors". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Egypt-Urban Issues". UN-Habitat Egypt. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Upgrading Informal Areas in the Greater Cairo Region". European Union External Action. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links
edit- Cairo Governorate Official website (in Arabic and English)