Cairo Governorate

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Cairo (Template:Langx) 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 - which became the official seat of national government in April 2024,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> New Cairo, El Shorouk, Badr, Capital Gardens, and 15th of May. These cities form almost half of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area by population.

Cairo is one of four city governorates in Egypt, and the governor of Cairo is also the head of the city.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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

Parts 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

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The governorate is divided into the city of Cairo, and the unallocated desert hinter land (Template:Transliteration).

Cairo city is subdivided into four Areas (Template:Transliteration) headed by a deputy governor each, and 38 Districts (Template:Transliteration, sing. Template:Transliteration) with their own governor appointed heads.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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. In addition to New Cairo, Al Shorouk, Badr, and New Administrative Capital.

The Western Area divided into 9 Districts:

Manshiyat Nasser, Al-Wayli, Wasat al-Qahira: 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 (Template:Transliteration) control police and select public services (education, health, subsidised food).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The more populated ones are subdivided into Template:Transliteration, while the ones still under construction are yet to have governorate representation. These cities are:

• New Cairo
• El Shorouk
• Badr
• 15th of May
• New Administrative Capital
• Capital Gardens

As of January 2023, the municipal divisions had a total estimated population as of 10,203,693.<ref name="CAPMAS2023" />

District Subdivisions (Template:Transliteration)

Anglicized name	Native name	Arabic transliteration	Population (January 2023 Est.)
1st Settlement	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	96,996
El Shorouk	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	94,582
5th Settlement	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	145,286
15 May City	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	15 Template:Transliteration	100,074
Abdeen	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	40,450
El Darb El Ahmar	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || style="text-align:right;"|62,563
Al Qatamia	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	75,810
Ain Shams	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	657,226
Amreya	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	163,206
Azbakeya	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	21,148
El Basatin	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	529,875
El Gamaliya	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	38,908
El Khalifa	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	112,568
Maadi	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	94,777
El Marg	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	854,284
El Masara	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	288,880
El Matareya	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	644,436
El Mokattam	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	239,750
El Muski	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	16,715
New Cairo 1	{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Transliteration	136,271

Governors

As of 4 April 2025, Ibrahim Saber is the governor of Cairo Governorate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Former

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• Atef Abdelhamid, 7 September 2016 - 12 August 2018<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Cairo:<ref name="IndustrialZones">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Zone name
15 May Industrial Zone
Badr City Industrial Zone
El Maasara Industrial Zone
El Marg District Industrial Zones
El Robeky Industrial Zone
El Sharabiya District Industrial Zones
Katameya Industrial Zone
New Cairo Industrial Zone
Shaq El Thoban Industrial Zone
South Helwan Industrial Zone
Torah Industrial Zone

See also

• Governorates of Egypt
• Greater Cairo

External links

• Cairo Governorate Official website (in Arabic and English)

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