Cairo Governorate | |
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 View of Cairo from Cairo tower | |
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 Cairo Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Seat | Cairo (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,085 km2 (1,191 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 10,203,693 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 1,876 billion (US$ 120 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| ISO 3166 code | EG-C |
| HDI (2021) | 0.779[4] high · 4th |
| Website | بوابة محافظة القاهرة |
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.
Cairo is one of three city-states in Egypt, and the governor of Cairo is also the head of the city.[5] Nonetheless, the governate of Cairo and the city of Cairo are two semi-distinct levels of local government, and as with other governorates, the governor is appointed by the president.
- ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "ﻰﻓ ﻡﺎــﺳﻗﻸﻟ ﻯﺭﻳﺩﻘﺗﻟﺍ ﻥﺎــﻛﺳﻟﺍ ﺩﺩـــﻋ" (PDF). capmas.gov.eg (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Entities". Cairo Governorate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.