Hihya Explained

Hihya
Native Name:ههيا
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Coordinates:30.6687°N 31.5904°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Sharqia
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:117.4
Elevation M:10
Population Total:317,772
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:+2

Hihya (Arabic: ههيا) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. It had a population of 66,702 in the 2017 census.[2]

The 1885 Egyptian census recorded Hihya as a nahiyah in the district of Sawaleh in Sharqia Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 4,011 (2,009 men and 2,002 women).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hihyā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . citypopulation.de . 17 March 2023.
  2. Web site: The population of the governorates of Egypt according to census results.. 2018-08-11.
  3. Book: Egypt min. of finance, census dept . Recensement général de l'Égypte . 1885 . 143 . 21 June 2020.