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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
Muhafazat ad Daqahliyah Muḩāfaz̧at ad Daqahlīyah	2.	5,818,363	Al Mansurah Al Manşūrah	420,195
Eastern Province Muḩāfaz̧at ash Sharqīyah	3.	5,109,642	Zagazig Zagazig	285,097
Al Minya Muḩāfaz̧at al Minyā	4.	5,004,421	Al Minya Al Minyā	227,150
Al Buhayrah Beheira Governorate	5.	4,689,632	Damanhur Damanhūr	227,943
Suhaj Muḩāfaz̧at Sūhāj	6.	4,469,151	Sohag Sohag	209,419
Asyut Muḩāfaz̧at Asyūţ	7.	4,123,441	Asyut Asyūţ	420,585
Muhafazat al Gharbiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Gharbīyah	8.	3,920,800	Tanda Tanda	404,901
Muhafazat al Qalyubiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Qalyūbīyah	9.	3,881,462	Banha Banhā	167,029
Alexandria Muḩāfaz̧at al Iskandarīyah	10.	3,811,516	Alexandria Alexandria	3,811,516
Al Jizah Muḩāfaz̧at al Jīzah	11.	3,326,444	Al Jizah Al Jīzah	2,443,203
Muhafazat al Minufiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Minūfīyah	12.	3,228,928	Shibin al Kawm Shibīn al Kawm	186,345
Kafr ash Shaykh Kafr ash Shaykh	13.	3,093,754	Kafr ash Shaykh Kafr ash Shaykh	143,970
Muhafazat al Fayyum Muḩāfaz̧at al Fayyūm	14.	3,072,181	Al Fayyum Al Fayyūm	306,393
Qina Muḩāfaz̧at Qinā	15.	2,959,175	Qina Qinā	235,362
Muhafazat Bani Suwayf Muḩāfaz̧at Banī Suwayf	16.	2,771,138	Bani Suwayf Banī Suwayf	189,624
Aswan Muḩāfaz̧at Aswān	17.	1,394,687	Aswan Aswan	241,261
Luxor Muḩāfaz̧at al Uqşur	18.	1,119,222	Luxor Luxor	422,407
Dumyat Muḩāfaz̧at Dumyāţ	19.	1,076,132	Damietta Damietta	76,839
Al Isma'iliyah Ismailia Governorate	20.	863,315	Ismailia Ismailia	284,813
Muhafazat Bur Sa`id Muḩāfaz̧at Būr Sa‘īd	21.	538,378	Port Said Port Said	538,378
As Suways As Suways	22.	488,125	Suez Suez	488,125
Muhafazat Matruh Muḩāfaz̧at Maţrūḩ	23.	427,573	Mersa Matruh Mersa Matruh	62,042
Muhafazat Shamal Sina' Muḩāfaz̧at Shamāl Sīnā’	24.	314,258	Arish Arish	128,855
Red Sea Red Sea Governorate	25.	288,233	Hurghada Hurghada	95,622
Muhafazat al Wadi al Jadid Muḩāfaz̧at al Wādī al Jadīd	26.	169,598	Al Kharijah Al Khārijah	67,700
South Sinai South Sinai Governorate	27.	164,574	El-Tor El-Tor	14,972