| Cairo Governorate | |
| Settlement Type: | Governorate |
| Flag Size: | 120px |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem Cairo Governorate.svg |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 75px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Seat: | Cairo (capital) |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,085 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 10,203,693 |
| Population As Of: | January 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | EGP 1,876 billion (US$ 120 billion) |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.779[3] · 4th |
| Website: | بوابة محافظة القاهرة |
| Iso Code: | EG-C |
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.
As one of three city-states in Egypt, where the Cairo governor is also the head of the city.[4] This rightfully creates much confusion and synonymity between the Governorate of Cairo, and the city, though officially they are two semi-distinct levels of local government, and as with other governorates, the governor is appointed by the president.
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.
The governorate is divided into the city of Cairo, and the unallocated desert hinter land .
Cairo city is subdivided into four Areas headed by a deputy governor each, and 38 Districts (sing.) with their own governor appointed heads.[5] Some districts are represented by one police station (plr.), 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 (: 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 control police and select public services (education, health, subsidised food).[6] The more populated ones are subdivided into, while the ones still under construction are yet to have governorate representation. These cities are:
New Cairo (1,2,3)
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.
| 1st Settlement | Arabic: قسم التجمع الأول ثان القاهرة | 96,996 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| 5th Settlement | Arabic: قسم التجمع الخامس أول القاهرة | 145,286 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| 15 May City | Arabic: قسم 15 مايو | 15 | 100,074 | Kism (fully urban) | |
| Abdeen | Arabic: قسم عابدين | 40,450 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Darb El Ahmar | Arabic: قسم الدرب الأحمر | [7] | 62,563 | Kism (fully urban) | |
| Al Qatamia | Arabic: قسم القطامية ثالث القاهرة الجديدة | 75,810 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Ain Shams | Arabic: قسم عين شمس | 657,226 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Amreya | Arabic: قسم الاميريه | 163,206 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Azbakeya | Arabic: قسم الأزبكية | 21,148 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Basatin | Arabic: قسم البساتين | 529,875 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Gamaliya | Arabic: قسم الجمالية | 38,908 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Khalifa | Arabic: قسم الخليفة | 112,568 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Maadi | Arabic: قسم المعادي | 94,777 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Arabic: قسم المرج | 854,284 | Kism (fully urban) | |||
| El Masara | Arabic: قسم المعصره | 288,880 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Matareya | Arabic: قسم المطرية | 644,436 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Mokattam | Arabic: قسم المقطم | 239,750 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Muski | Arabic: قسم الموسكي | 16,715 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| New Cairo 1 | Arabic: قسم أول القاهرة الجديدة | 136,271 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| New Cairo 2 | Arabic: قسم ثان القاهرة الجديدة | 90,960 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| New Cairo 3 | Arabic: قسم ثالث القاهره الجديده | 71,112 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Weili | Arabic: قسم الوايلي | 84,843 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Nozha | Arabic: قسم النزهة | 247,377 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Sahel | Arabic: قسم الساحل | 338,488 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Sharabiya | Arabic: قسم الشرابية | 200,272 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Shorouk | Arabic: قسم الشروق | 93,349 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Salam 1 | Arabic: قسم أول السلام | 514,187 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Salam 2 | Arabic: قسم ثان السلام | 164,465 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Sayeda Zeinab | Arabic: قسم السيدة زينب | 145,805 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Tebbin | Arabic: قسم التبين | 77,075 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Zaher | Arabic: قسم الظاهر | 76,898 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Zamalek | Arabic: قسم الزمالك | 14,993 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Zawya El Hamra | Arabic: قسم الزاوية الحمراء | 340,371 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Zeitoun | Arabic: قسم الزيتون | 186,357 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Bab El Sharia | Arabic: قسم باب الشعرية | 49,923 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Bulaq | Arabic: قسم بولاق | 51,515 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Dar El Salam | Arabic: قسم دار السلام | 562,222 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Hadayek El Qobbah | Arabic: قسم حدائق القبة | 338,126 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Helwan | Arabic: قسم حلوان | 557,620 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Nasr City 1 | Arabic: قسم اول مدينة نصر | 678,970 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Nasr City 2 | Arabic: قسم ثان مدينة نصر | 77,191 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Badr City | Arabic: قسم بدر | 33,456 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Heliopolis | Arabic: قسم مصر الجديدة | 143,475 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Old Cairo (Fustat) | Arabic: قسم مصر القديمة | 267,746 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Manshiyat Naser | Arabic: قسم منشأة ناصر | 276,366 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Qasr El Nil | Arabic: قسم قصر النيل | 10,596 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Rod El Farag | Arabic: قسم روض الفرج | 155,817 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Shubra | Arabic: قسم شبرا | 82,061 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Tura | Arabic: قسم طره | 245,644 | Kism (fully urban) |
Current
On 30 August 2018, Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez was appointed governor of Cairo Governorate.[8]
Former[9]
See main article: List of governors of Cairo Governorate.
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:[11]
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.[12]
In 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.[13]