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'''Sharqia''' ({{langx|ar|محافظة الشرقية| | '''Sharqia''' ({{langx|ar|محافظة الشرقية|Moḥāfeẓeh esh-Sher'eyyeh}}, {{IPA|arz|eʃ.ʃæɾˈʔejjæ|link=yes}}, {{IPA|arz|eʃ.ʃæɾˈɡejje|label=rural:}}; {{literally|Governorate of the Eastern}}) is the third most populous of the 27 [[governorates of Egypt]]. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of [[Zagazig]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 26 June 2025
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Overview
Bilbeis is the former capital of Sharqia. A section of the governorate once was part of the Qalyubia Governorate. There is a strong agriculture industry, poultry and fish farming in Sharqia.[1]
The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently some social safety networks have been provided in the form of financial assistance and job opportunities. The funding has been coordinated by the country's Ministry of Finance and with assistance from international organizations.[2]
Municipal divisions
The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 7,021,046. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.[3]
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Hammad | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 465,376 | Markaz |
| Abu Kebir | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 491,984 | Markaz |
| El Husseiniya | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 373,774 | Markaz |
| El Ibrahimiya | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 200,590 | Markaz |
| El Qanayat | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 74,611 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Qurein | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 99,884 | Kism (fully urban) |
| New Salhia | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 62,610 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Awlad Saqr | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 244,870 | Markaz |
| Zagazig 1 | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 208,682 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Zagazig 2 | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 245,662 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Zagazig | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 933,504 | Markaz |
| Bilbeis | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 889,709 | Markaz |
| Diyarb Negm | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 532,950 | Markaz |
| Faqous | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 104,244 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Faqous | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 654,084 | Markaz |
| Hihya | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 326,627 | Markaz |
| Kafr Saqr | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 302,084 | Markaz |
| 10th of Ramadan City 1 | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 87,808 | Kism (fully urban) |
| 10th of Ramadan City 2 | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 171,997 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Mashtool El Souk | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 241,857 | Markaz |
| Minya El Qamh | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 831,505 | Markaz |
| Minshat Abu Omar | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 86,670 | Markaz |
| Tanis | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 158,443 | Markaz |
Population
According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 23.1%. Out of an estimated 6,485,412 people residing in the governorate in 2015, 4,987,707 people lived in rural areas and 1,497,705 lived in urban areas.[4]
Industrial zones
According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Sharqia:[5]
| Zone name |
|---|
| 10th of Ramadan Industrial Zone |
| New El Salhia Industrial Zone |
Cities and towns
The following cities and towns are located in Sharqia Governorate. Script error: No such module "anchor".
| Name | Population
(2006 census)[6] |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10th of Ramadan | 29,601 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Abu Hammad | 36,592 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Abu Kebir | 104,100 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Awlad Saqr | 19,515 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Bilbeis | 141,285 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Diyarb Negm | 52,611 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| El Husseiniya | 29,565 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| El Ibrahimiya | 35,022 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| El Qurein | 64,559 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Faqous | 73,081 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Hihya | 43,672 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Kafr Saqr | 30,004 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Mashtool El Souk | 47,153 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Minya El Qamh | 67,450 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| El Salheya El Gedida | 9,350 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Qanayat | 75,000 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Zagazig* | 318,393 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
Notable people
- El-Said Badawi, sociolinguist
- Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt
- Ahmed Shafik, former Prime Minister of Egypt and Presidential Candidate for Egyptian presidential election, 2012
- The Abaza Family, Egypt's largest aristocratic family of Circassian Abazin origin.[7][8]
- Mohammed Ahmed Sadek, Egyptian army general
- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, founder of the Quranist movement
- Sayed Marei, engineer and politician
- Abdel Halim Hafez, popular singer and actor
- Miral al-Tahawy, award-winning Bedouin novelist
- Yusuf Abu Rayya, award-winning novelist
- Husayn Fawzi Al Najjar, political historian and Islamic scholar
- Magdi Yacoub, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute
- Sama El Masry, actress, belly dancer, and activist
- Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian vernacular poet
- Rushdy Abaza, actor
- Fekry Pasha Abaza, journalist and political activist
- Ahmed 'Urabi, the leader of the 1881 nationalist uprising against the British
- Hamada Helal, Egyptian singer
- Emad Moteab, Egyptian footballer
- Ahmed el-Mansy, an Egyptian officer who was killed in clashes with terrorists in North Sinai
- Aly Saad, professor of cardiology
References
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- ↑ البيانات السكانية لمدينة أو قرية حسب تقديرات السكان 2006 - محافظة الشرقية. الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء. تاريخ الوصول: 9 يناير 2016.
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External links
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