Sharqia, Egypt
Facts and figures on Sharqia at a glance
Region name: Sharqia (Muḩāfaz̧at ash Sharqīyah)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 8,017,894 people
Country: Egypt
Continent: Africa
The regional headquarters of Sharqia (Muḩāfaz̧at ash Sharqīyah) is located in the regional capital Zagazig (Zagazig) with a population of 430,445 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Sharqia's regional capital Zagazig to Egypt's capital Cairo (Cairo) is approximately 63 km (39 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| Sharqia Muḩāfaz̧at ash Sharqīyah | 8,017,894 people | Zagazig Zagazig | 430,445 people |
Compare with other regions in Egypt.
Map of Sharqia
Information on Sharqia
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| Sharqia Muḩāfaz̧at ash Sharqīyah | Zagazig Zagazig | 10 | Egypt | Africa |
Time in Sharqia
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Fri, 29 Sep 2023 - 4:53pm (16:53h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Fri, 29 Sep 2023 - 3:53pm (15:53h) | GMT UTC +3.0 | Africa/Cairo |
Geographic coordinates of Sharqia
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 30°41'60.0"N (30.7000000°) | 31°48'00.0"E (31.8000000°) |
Subregions in Sharqia
There are 10 administrative subregions in Sharqia.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| Bahr El Bakar Bahr El Bakar | 1. | - | - | - |
| Markaz Abu Hammad Markaz Abū Ḩammād | 2. | - | - | - |
| Markaz Abu Kabir Markaz Abū Kabīr | 3. | - | - | - |
| Markaz al Husayniyah Markaz al Ḩusaynīyah | 4. | - | - | - |
| Markaz at Tall al Kabir Markaz at Tall al Kabīr | 5. | - | - | - |
| Markaz az Zaqaziq Markaz az Zaqāzīq | 6. | - | - | - |
| Markaz Bilbays Markaz Bilbays | 7. | - | - | - |
| Markaz Diyarb Najm Markaz Diyarb Najm | 8. | - | - | - |
| Markaz Hihya Markaz Hihyā | 9. | - | - | - |
| Markaz Minya al Qamh Markaz Minyā al Qamḩ | 10. | - | - | - |