| Dakahlia Governorate | |
| Settlement Type: | Governorate |
| Flag Size: | 120px |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Dakahlia Governorate.jpg |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 75px |
| Image Map1: | Dakahlia in Egypt.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Seat: | Mansoura (capital) |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Ayman Mokhtar [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,500 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7013271 |
| Population As Of: | January 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | EGP 294 billion (US$ 18.7 billion) |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.748[3] · 7th |
Dakahlia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية , pronounced as /ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ/) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient town of Daqahlah (from) which is located in the modern Damietta Governorate.[4]
According to the Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, in February, 2020, Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered 83 tombs dating back to 4,000 B.C known as Naqada III period. Various small pottery pots in different shapes and some sea shells, makeup tools, eyeliner pots, and jewels were also revealed in the burial.[5] [6]
In April 2021, Egyptian archeologists announced the discovery of 110 burial tombs at the Koum el-Khulgan archeological site. 68 oval-shaped tombs of them dated back to the Predynastic Period and 37 rectangular-shaped tombs were from Second Intermediate Period. Rest of them dated back to the Naqada III period. The tombs also contained the remains of adults and a baby (buried in a jar), a group of ovens, stoves, remnants of mud-brick foundations, funerary equipment, cylindrical, pear-shaped vessels and a bowl with geometric designs.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions and in January 2023 had an estimated population of 818012. At times there is a kism and a markaz with the same name.
| Arabic: مركز أجا | 567,756 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز الجمالية | 138,291 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: قسم الكردى | 45,592 | Kism (fully urban) | |||
| Arabic: مركز المنصورة | 650,178 | Markaz | |||
| El Mansoura 1 | Arabic: قسم اول المنصورة | 360,534 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| El Mansoura 2 | Arabic: قسم ثان المنصورة | 270,948 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Arabic: مركز المنزلة | 360,649 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز المطرية | 202,191 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز السنبلاوين | 605,340 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز بنى عبيد | 141,856 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز بلقاس | 568,532 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز دكرنس | 379,591 | Markaz | |||
| Gamasa | Arabic: قسم جمصة | 4,520 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Maḥallat Damanah | Arabic: مركز محلة دمنة | 67,665 | Markaz | ||
| Minyet El Nasr | Arabic: مركز منية النصر | 287,468 | Markaz | ||
| Arabic: قسم ميت غمر | 156,109 | Kism (fully urban) | |||
| Mit Ghamr | Arabic: مركز ميت غمر | 694,047 | Markaz | ||
| Arabic: مركز ميت سلسيل | 73,417 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز نبروة | 301,631 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز شربين | 454,737 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز طلخا | 421,037 | Markaz | |||
| Arabic: مركز تمى الأمديد | 209,103 | Markaz |
According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived 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 lived in rural areas as opposed to 1,677,573 in urban areas.[12] By 2018, the population had increased to an estimated 6,577,000.[13]
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.
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:[14]
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