Minya Governorate

Minya Governorate
Flag of Minya Governorate
Official logo of Minya Governorate
Minya Governorate on the map of Egypt
Minya Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 28°07′N 30°07′E / 28.11°N 30.11°E / 28.11; 30.11
Country Egypt
SeatMinya (capital)
Government
 • GovernorOsama El-Kady[1]
Population
 (January 2024)
 • Total
6,453,892
GDP
 • TotalEGP 131 billion
(US$ 8.3 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)0.690[3]
medium · 20th
Websitewww.minia.gov.eg

Minya Governorate (Arabic: محافظة المنيا Muḥāfẓet El Minya) is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. Its capital city, Minya, is located on the left bank of the Nile River.[4]

  1. ^ محافظ المنيا [Minya governor]. minia.gov.eg (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary (Third ed.). Merriam Webster. 1998. p. 354. ISBN 9780877795469.