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Cairo Governorate

Egyptian governorate containing Cairo and six satellite cities.

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Cairo Governorate

‫محمد شوقى‬‎ · CC BY 3.0

Cairo Governorate is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt and one of four city governorates in the country.[1][2] It consists of the city of Cairo, which is both the national capital and the governorate capital, along with six satellite cities.[1] By January 2023, the total estimated population across Cairo's municipal divisions reached 10,203,693.[3]

Key facts and history

The governor of Cairo is also the head of the city, but the governorate and the city are two semi-distinct levels of local government.[2] The governor is appointed by the president, as with other governorates.[2] The governorate departments control police and select public services such as education, health, and subsidised food in those satellite cities.[4] Previous governors include Atef Abdelhamid (2016–2018), Galal Mostafa Saeed (2013–2016), and Osama Kamal (January–August 2013).[5]

The New Capital became the official seat of national government in April 2024.[1] Six satellite cities fall under the authority of the Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, who also leads the New Urban Communities Authority; that body directly manages their planning, land sales, and zoning.[4] Ibrahim Saber has served as the governor of Cairo Governorate since at least 4 April 2025.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Cairo Governorate" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Initiating the new capital", Ahram Online (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Cairo Governorate" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Entities", Cairo Governorate (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Cairo Governorate" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The estimated population of centers on 2023-1-1", capmas.gov.eg (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Cairo Governorate" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Managing public services in the New Cities - Tadamun" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Cairo Governorate" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Former Governors", Cairo Governorate; Mohsen Semeika, Al-Masry Al-Youm, 2016-07-09 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Cairo Governorate" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "At least 8 killed in building collapse in Cairo", AP News, 10 December 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Cairo Governorate (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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