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Egypt is made up of 27 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Egypt. Information on all primary administrative regions in Egypt.

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Primary administrative regions in Egypt

There are 27 regions in Egypt in the primary administrative level.

Primary administrative regions in Egypt
Region	No	Population	Capital	Capital population
Muhafazat al Qahirah Cairo Governorate	1.	7,734,614	Cairo Cairo	7,734,614
Alexandria Muḩāfaz̧at al Iskandarīyah	2.	3,811,516	Alexandria Alexandria	3,811,516
Al Jizah Muḩāfaz̧at al Jīzah	3.	3,326,444	Al Jizah Al Jīzah	2,443,203
Muhafazat Bur Sa`id Muḩāfaz̧at Būr Sa‘īd	4.	538,378	Port Said Port Said	538,378
As Suways As Suways	5.	488,125	Suez Suez	488,125
Luxor Muḩāfaz̧at al Uqşur	6.	1,119,222	Luxor Luxor	422,407
Asyut Muḩāfaz̧at Asyūţ	7.	4,123,441	Asyut Asyūţ	420,585
Muhafazat ad Daqahliyah Muḩāfaz̧at ad Daqahlīyah	8.	5,818,363	Al Mansurah Al Manşūrah	420,195
Muhafazat al Gharbiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Gharbīyah	9.	3,920,800	Tanda Tanda	404,901
Muhafazat al Fayyum Muḩāfaz̧at al Fayyūm	10.	3,072,181	Al Fayyum Al Fayyūm	306,393
Eastern Province Muḩāfaz̧at ash Sharqīyah	11.	5,109,642	Zagazig Zagazig	285,097
Al Isma'iliyah Ismailia Governorate	12.	863,315	Ismailia Ismailia	284,813
Aswan Muḩāfaz̧at Aswān	13.	1,394,687	Aswan Aswan	241,261
Qina Muḩāfaz̧at Qinā	14.	2,959,175	Qina Qinā	235,362
Al Buhayrah Beheira Governorate	15.	4,689,632	Damanhur Damanhūr	227,943
Al Minya Muḩāfaz̧at al Minyā	16.	5,004,421	Al Minya Al Minyā	227,150
Suhaj Muḩāfaz̧at Sūhāj	17.	4,469,151	Sohag Sohag	209,419
Muhafazat Bani Suwayf Muḩāfaz̧at Banī Suwayf	18.	2,771,138	Bani Suwayf Banī Suwayf	189,624
Muhafazat al Minufiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Minūfīyah	19.	3,228,928	Shibin al Kawm Shibīn al Kawm	186,345
Muhafazat al Qalyubiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Qalyūbīyah	20.	3,881,462	Banha Banhā	167,029
Kafr ash Shaykh Kafr ash Shaykh	21.	3,093,754	Kafr ash Shaykh Kafr ash Shaykh	143,970
Muhafazat Shamal Sina' Muḩāfaz̧at Shamāl Sīnā’	22.	314,258	Arish Arish	128,855
Red Sea Red Sea Governorate	23.	288,233	Hurghada Hurghada	95,622
Dumyat Muḩāfaz̧at Dumyāţ	24.	1,076,132	Damietta Damietta	76,839
Muhafazat al Wadi al Jadid Muḩāfaz̧at al Wādī al Jadīd	25.	169,598	Al Kharijah Al Khārijah	67,700
Muhafazat Matruh Muḩāfaz̧at Maţrūḩ	26.	427,573	Mersa Matruh Mersa Matruh	62,042
South Sinai South Sinai Governorate	27.	164,574	El-Tor El-Tor	14,972