Dakahlia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية Muḥāfaẓah el Daqahliyah, pronounced [ed.daeʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate located northeast of Cairo. It has an area of around 3,500 km2.
The governorate’s name is derived from the ancient town of Daqahlah, located in the contemporary Damietta Governorate.
| Population
(January 2023)
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| • Total | 7,013,271 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions and in January 2023 had an estimated population of 7,013,271.
At times there is a kism and a markaz with the same name.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aga | مركز أجا | Agā | 567,756 | Markaz |
| El Gamaliya | مركز الجمالية | Al-Gamāliyah | 138,291 | Markaz |
| El Kurdi | قسم الكردى | Al-Kurdi | 45,592 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Mansoura | مركز المنصورة | Al-Manṣūrah | 650,178 | Markaz |
| El Mansoura 1 | قسم اول المنصورة | Al-Manṣūrah 1 | 360,534 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Mansoura 2 | قسم ثان المنصورة | Al-Manṣūrah 2 | 270,948 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Manzala | مركز المنزلة | Al-Manzilah | 360,649 | Markaz |
| El Matareya | مركز المطرية | Al-Maṭariyah | 202,191 | Markaz |
| El Senbellawein | مركز السنبلاوين | As-Sinbillāwayn | 605,340 | Markaz |
| Beni Ebeid | مركز بنى عبيد | Banī Ubayd | 141,856 | Markaz |
| Belqas | مركز بلقاس | Bilqās | 568,532 | Markaz |
| Dikirnis | مركز دكرنس | Dikirnis | 379,591 | Markaz |
| Gamasa | قسم جمصة | Gamaṣah | 4,520 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Maḥallat Damanah | مركز محلة دمنة | Maḥallat Damanah | 67,665 | Markaz |
| Minyet El Nasr | مركز منية النصر | Minyat an-Naṣr | 287,468 | Markaz |
| Mit Ghamr | قسم ميت غمر | Mīt Ghamr | 156,109 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Mit Ghamr | مركز ميت غمر | Mīt Ghamr | 694,047 | Markaz |
| Mit Salsil | مركز ميت سلسيل | Mīt Salsīl | 73,417 | Markaz |
| Nabaroh | مركز نبروة | Nabarūh | 301,631 | Markaz |
| Shirbin | مركز شربين | Shirbīn | 454,737 | Markaz |
| Talkha | مركز طلخا | Ṭalkhā | 421,037 | Markaz |
| Timay El Imdid | مركز تمى الأمديد | Timay al-Imdīd | 209,103 | Markaz |