Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate
Governorate

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Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country  Egypt
Seat Mansoura (capital)
Government
 • Governor Kamal Gad Sharobim Saad[1]
Area
 • Total 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population (January 2018)
 • Total 6,577,000[2]
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
Website Dakahliya

Dakahlia Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية‎ Muḥāfẓet El Dakahlia, pronounced [ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km² and it has a population of approximately 6,000,000. The capital is Mansoura.

Population

According to population estimates from 2015, the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of 28.2%. Out of an estimated 5,949,001 people residing in the governorate, 4,271,428 people live in rural areas as opposed to 1,677,573 in urban areas. [3]

Overview

The Urology and Nephrology Center of Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine also features a renowned kidney center. Founded in 1983. Under the management of Dr. Mohamed A. Ghoneim.

Cities

Industrial zones

According 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:[4]

  • Southwest Gamasa
  • Asafra

References

  1. ↑ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء". www.capmas.gov.eg. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Investment Regimes, Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

Coordinates: 31°03′N 31°23′E / 31.050°N 31.383°E / 31.050; 31.383

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