Regions in Egypt
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Primary administrative regions in Egypt
There are 27 regions in Egypt in the primary administrative level.| Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
| Cairo Cairo Governorate | 1. | 9,655,000 | Cairo Cairo | 9,606,916 |
| Giza Muḩāfaz̧at al Jīzah | 2. | 9,200,000 | Giza Giza | 4,367,343 |
| Sharqia Muḩāfaz̧at ash Sharqīyah | 3. | 8,017,894 | Zagazig Zagazig | 430,445 |
| Dakahlia Muḩāfaz̧at ad Daqahlīyah | 4. | 6,577,000 | Al Mansurah Al Manşūrah | 621,953 |
| Beheira Beheira Governorate | 5. | 6,277,000 | Damanhur Damanhūr | 318,207 |
| Minya Muḩāfaz̧at al Minyā | 6. | 5,807,000 | Al Minya Al Minyā | 283,605 |
| Qalyubia Muḩāfaz̧at al Qalyūbīyah | 7. | 5,703,000 | Banha Banhā | 182,254 |
| Alexandria Alexandria | 8. | 5,226,000 | Alexandria Alexandria | 5,263,542 |
| Gharbia Muḩāfaz̧at al Gharbīyah | 9. | 5,066,000 | Tanta Ţanţā | 576,648 |
| Sohag Muḩāfaz̧at Sūhāj | 10. | 5,063,000 | Sohag Sohag | 266,944 |
| Asyut Muḩāfaz̧at Asyūţ | 11. | 4,472,000 | Asyut Asyūţ | 528,669 |
| Monufia Muḩāfaz̧at al Minūfīyah | 12. | 4,366,000 | Shibin al Kawm Shibīn al Kawm | 267,945 |
| Faiyum Muḩāfaz̧at al Fayyūm | 13. | 3,848,708 | Al Fayyum Al Fayyūm | 519,047 |
| Kafr el-Sheikh Kafr ash Shaykh | 14. | 3,414,000 | Kafr ash Shaykh Kafr ash Shaykh | 194,569 |
| Qena Muḩāfaz̧at Qinā | 15. | 3,224,000 | Qina Qinā | 252,883 |
| Beni Suweif Muḩāfaz̧at Banī Suwayf | 16. | 3,214,000 | Bani Suwayf Banī Suwayf | 273,151 |
| Damietta Damietta Governorate | 17. | 1,516,000 | Damietta Damietta | 305,920 |
| Aswan Muḩāfaz̧at Aswān | 18. | 1,501,000 | Aswan Aswan | 379,774 |
| Ismailia Ismailia Governorate | 19. | 1,325,000 | Ismailia Ismailia | 429,465 |
| Luxor Luxor | 20. | 1,270,000 | Luxor Luxor | 422,407 |
| Port Said Port Said | 21. | 764,499 | Port Said Port Said | 780,515 |
| Suez As Suways | 22. | 738,000 | Suez Suez | 699,541 |
| North Sinai North Sinai | 23. | 457,000 | Arish Arish | 199,243 |
| Matruh Muḩāfaz̧at Maţrūḩ | 24. | 441,000 | Mersa Matruh Mersa Matruh | 176,498 |
| Red Sea Red Sea Governorate | 25. | 366,000 | Hurghada Hurghada | 207,132 |
| New Valley New Valley | 26. | 245,000 | Al Kharjah Al Khārjah | 67,700 |
| South Sinai South Sinai Governorate | 27. | 104,000 | El-Tor El-Tor | 14,972 |