Cairo Governorate


Cairo Governorate is the most populated of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital, the city of Cairo, is the national capital of Egypt, and is part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Because it is completely urbanized, the governorate is considered a city proper, and functions as a municipality. However, there are uninhabited desert areas.
Parts of the governorate were separated in April 2008 to form the Helwan Governorate, only to be reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate in April 2011.

Overview

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.

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 9,570,441.
Anglicized nameNative nameArabic transliterationPopulation
Type
15 May Cityقسم 15 مايو Māyū93,879Kism
Abdeenقسم عابدين'Ābidīn40,450Kism
El Darb El Ahmarقسم الدرب الأحمرAl-Darb Al-Aḥmar58,677Kism
Ain Shamsقسم عين شمس 'Ain Schams616,374Kism
Amreyaقسم الاميريه Al-Amīriīah153,046Kism
Azbakeyaقسم الأزبكية Al-Azbakiyah19,826Kism
El Basatinقسم البساتين Al-Basātīn497,041Kism
El Gamaliyaقسم الجمالية Al-Jamāliyah36,485Kism
El Khalifaقسم الخليفة Al-Khalīfah105,578Kism
Maadiقسم المعادي Al-Ma'ādī88,869Kism
El Margقسم المرج Al-Marj801,222Kism
El Masaraقسم المعصره Al-Ma'ṣarah270,907Kism
El Matareyaقسم المطرية Al-Maṭariyah604,428Kism
El Mokattamقسم المقطم Al-Muqaṭṭam224,860Kism
El Muskiقسم الموسكي Al-Mūskī16,715Kism
New Cairo 1قسم أول القاهرة الجديدة Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 1136,271Kism
New Cairo 2قسم ثان القاهرة الجديدة Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 290,960Kism
New Cairo 3قسم ثالث القاهره الجديده Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 371,112Kism
El Weili قسم الوايلي Al-Waylī79,548Kism
El Nozha قسم النزهة An-Nuzhah231,987Kism
El Sahelقسم الساحل Al-sahel187,806Kism
El Sharabiyaقسم الشرابية Ash-Sharābiyah187,806Kism
El Shoroukقسم الشروق Ash-Shurūq87,565Kism
El Segilقسم الساحل As-Sāḥil317,442Kism
El Salamقسم أول السلام As-Salām 1482,271Kism
El Salamقسم ثان السلام As-Salām 2154,267Kism
El Sayeda Zeinab قسم السيدة زينب As-Sayyidah Zaynab136,722Kism
El Tebbin قسم التبين At-Tibbīn72,276Kism
El Zaherقسم الظاهر Aẓ-Ẓāhir72,101Kism
Zamalekقسم الزمالك Az-Zamālik14,993Kism
El Zawya El Hamraقسم الزاوية الحمراء Az-Zāwiyah al-Ḥamrā'319,198Kism
Zeitounقسم الزيتون Az-Zaytūn174,738Kism
Bab El Shariaقسم باب الشعرية Bāb ash-Sha'riyah46,823Kism
Bulaqقسم بولاق Būlāq48,301Kism
Dar El Salamقسم دار السلام Dār as-Salām527,335Kism
Hada'iq El Qobbahقسم حدائق القبة Hada'iq al-Qubbah317,092Kism
Helwanقسم حلوان Ḥulwān522,927Kism
Nasr City 1قسم مدينة نصر أول Madīnat an-Naṣr 1636,864Kism
Nasr City 2قسم ثانى مدينه نصر Madīnat an-Naṣr 272,414Kism
Badr Cityقسم مدينة بدر Madīnat Badr31,398Kism
Heliopolisقسم مصر الجديدة Miṣr al-Jādidah134,549Kism
Old Cairoقسم مصر القديمة Miṣr al-Qadīmah 251,125Kism
Manshiyat Naser قسم منشأة ناصر Munsha'āt Nāṣr259,205Kism
Qasr El Nilقسم قصر النيل Qaṣr an-Nīl10,596Kism
Rod El Faragقسم روض الفرج Rūd al-Faraj146,102Kism
Shubraقسم شبرا Shubrā76,942Kism
Turaقسم طره Ṭurah231,154Kism

Governor

The former governor was Galal Saeed, who previously served as Minister of Transport under Kamal Ganzouri.
The current governor is Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez, appointed 30 August 2018.

Industrial zones

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones, in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment, the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:
Due to its congestion and overcrowded streets, Cairo is not attractive to investors. UN-Habitat is promoting alternative methods of transportation with the aim of relieving these issues.

Projects and programs

In a program that began on August 28, 2012, the European Union invested 40 million Euros on upgrading the infrastructure of informal areas in Cairo Governorate.