Kafr El Sheikh Governorate | |
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 Kafr El Sheikh Governorate subdivisions | |
 Kafr El Sheikh Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°18′N 30°56′E / 31.3°N 30.93°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Seat | Kafr El Sheikh (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gamal Mustafa Ibrahim Hossein [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,437 km2 (1,327 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,759,316 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 151 billion (US$ 9.6 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.735[4] high · 11th |
| Website | www |
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كفر الشيخ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr El Sheikh.
Kafr El Sheikh is the first nationwide in the cultivation of long-staple cotton for export.
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- ^ https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Admin/Pages%20Files/202331512347%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%89%201%D9%80%201%D9%80%202023.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.