Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate
Governorate
Sunset in Mansoura with the Nile River
Sunset in Mansoura with the Nile River
Flag of Dakahlia Governorate
Flag
Official logo of Dakahlia Governorate
Dakahlia Governorate subdivisions (Marakiz)
Dakahlia Governorate subdivisions (Marakiz)
Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country Egypt
SeatMansoura (capital)
Government
 • GovernorAyman Mokhtar [1]
Area
 • Total
3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)[2]
 • Total
7,013,271
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • TotalEGP 294 billion
(US$ 18.7 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)0.748[4]
high · 7th
Websitewww.dakahliya.gov.eg

Dakahlia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية Muḥāfaẓah el Daqahliyah, pronounced [ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo, Egypt. 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 (Arabic: دقهلة, from Coptic: ⲧⲕⲉϩⲗⲓ, lit. 'shrine') which is located in the modern Damietta Governorate.[5]

  1. ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ "عـــددالسكــان التقديرى للأقســام فى 1/1/2023" (PDF). CAPMAS. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 34.