Matrouh Governorate is one of Egypt’s governorates. It is located in the northwestern section of the country, bordering Libya. The capital is Mersa Matruh.
| Population
(January 2023)
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|
|---|---|
| • Total | 538,546 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 538,546.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dabaa | قسم الضبعة | Aḍ-Ḍab’ah | 61,363 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| El Alamein | قسم العلمين | Al-‘Alamayn | 12,398 | Kism (fully rural) |
| El Hamam | قسم الحمام | Al-Ḥammām | 65,780 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| El Negaila | قسم النجيله | An-Najīlah | 34,593 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| North Coast | قسم الساحل الشمالى-جزء | As-Sāḥal ash-Shamāli | 88 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Sallum | قسم السلوم | As-Sallūm | 20,479 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Mersa Matruh | قسم مرسى مطروح | Marsá Maṭrūḥ | 241,625 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Sidi Barrani | قسم سيدى برانى | Sīdī Barrānī | 66,319 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Siwa Oasis | قسم سيوة | Sīwa | 35,901 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |