Gharbia Governorate

"Gharbia" redirects here. For the village in El Oued Province, Algeria, see Gharbia, Algeria.

Gharbia Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الغربية‎‎ Muḥāfẓet El Gharbeya, IPA: [elɣɑɾˈbejjɑ, -jæ]) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the north of the country, south of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, and north of Monufia Governorate. Its capital is Tanta, which is 90 km north of Cairo, and 120 km south east of Alexandria. The largest city in Gharbia is El Mahalla El Kubra. The total area of Gharbia governorate is 25,400 km², making it the tenth-largest governorate of Egypt.

Population

According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 30.0%. Out of an estimated 4,751.865 people residing in the governorate, 3,324,630 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 1,427,235 in urban areas.

Cities

• El Mahalla El Kubra
• Kafr El Zayat
• Samanoud
• Tanta
• Zifta
• El Santa
• Kotoor
• Basyoun