| Giza Governorate | |
| Settlement Type: | Governorate |
| Flag Size: | 120px |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Giza Governorate.png |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 75px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Seat: | Giza (capital) |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Adel el-Naggar[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13,184 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 9,646,673 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | EGP 770 billion (USD 49 billion) |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +02:00 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (20121) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.733[3] · 13th |
Giza Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الجيزة ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country, situated on the west bank of the Nile River opposite Cairo. Its capital is the city of Giza. It includes a stretch of the left bank of the Nile Valley around Giza, and acquired a large stretch of Egypt's Western Desert, including Bahariya Oasis when the 6th of October Governorate was merged into it on 14 April 2011. The Giza Governorate is also home to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza.
The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently some social safety networks have been provided in the form of financial assistance and job opportunities. The funding has been coordinated by the country's Ministry of Finance and with assistance from international organizations.[4]
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 9,456,137. In the case of Giza governorate, there are a number of aqsam and marakiz, with fully urban and rural parts. Sometimes a markaz and a kism share a name.[5]
| Monshaat El Kanater | مركز منشأة القناطر | Monshaat Al-Anater | NA | Markaz | |
| Abu El Namras | Arabic: مركز أبو النمرس | Abo Al-Namras | 410,656 | Markaz | |
| Arabic: قسم الدقي | 76,180 | Kism (fully urban) | |||
| Pyramids | Arabic: قسم الأهرام | 707,958 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Arabic: قسم العجوزة | 299,064 | Kism (fully urban) | |||
| El Ayyat | Arabic: مركز العياط | 553,389 | Markaz | ||
| El Badrashein | Arabic: مركز البدرشين | 601,810 | Markaz | ||
| Arabic: قسم الحوامدية | 207,392 | Kism (urban and rural parts) | |||
| Giza | Arabic: قسم الجيزة | 306,861 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Giza | Arabic: مركز الجيزة | 369,351 | Markaz | ||
| El Omraniya | Arabic: قسم العمرانية | 393,104 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Arabic: قسم الواحات البحرية | 43,501 | Kism (urban and rural parts) | |||
| Arabic: قسم الوراق | 724,963 | Kism (urban and rural parts) | |||
| Arabic: قسم الشيخ زايد | 97,406 | Kism (fully urban) | |||
| El Saff | Arabic: مركز الصف | 469,172 | Markaz | ||
| Atfeh | Arabic: مركز أطفيح | 414,488 | Markaz | ||
| Talbia | Arabic: قسم الطالبيه | 491,529 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Ossim | Arabic: مركز أوسيم | 384,527 | Markaz | ||
| Bulaq El Dakrour | Arabic: قسم بولاق الدكرور | 1,030,958 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| Arabic: قسم امبابة | 679,276 | Kism (fully urban) | |||
| Imbaba | Arabic: مركز إمبابة | 518,036 | Markaz | ||
| Arabic: مركز كرداسة | 498,225 | Markaz | |||
| 6th of October City (1) | Arabic: قسم أول 6 أكتوبرر | 99,867 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| 6th of October City (2) | Arabic: قسم ثان 6 أكتوبر | 210,859 | Kism (fully urban) | ||
| 6th of October City (3) | Arabic: قسم ثالث 6 أكتوبر | 63,883 | Kism (fully urban) |
According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in urban areas, with an urbanization rate of 58.6%. Out of an estimated 7,585,115 people residing in the governorate, 4,446,805 people lived in urban areas as opposed to only 3,138,310 in rural areas.[6]
According to population estimates from 2024 the majority of residents in the governorate, including Hani and Ratos, live in urban areas, with an urbanization rate of 60.9%. Out of an estimated 9,646,673[7] people residing in the governorate, 5,874,824 people live in urban areas as opposed to only 3,771,849 in rural areas.
According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), and the Ministry of Investment, the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[8]
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and people come from all over the world each year to see it. It is located in the Giza pyramid complex.
In 1981, the Basic Village Service Program (BVS), under the auspices of USAID, had several water, and road projects, going on in several markazes in the Giza Governorate.[10]
In a program that began on August 28, 2012 (through 2018), the European Union invested 40 million Euros on upgrading the infrastructure of informal areas in Giza Governorate.[11]