Faiyum Governorate, also known as Muḥāfāzah Al Fayyūm in Arabic, is located in the center of Egypt.
Its capital is Faiyum, which is located around 81 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of Cairo. It has a total population of 3,848,708 (2020).
The name Faiyum originates from Coptic ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ /Ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ efiom/peiom (whence the proper name Ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲙ payoum), meaning the Sea or the Lake, which in turn comes from late Egyptian pA y-m of the same meaning, a reference to the adjacent Lake Moeris.
| Population (2023) | |
|---|---|
| • Total | 4,047,387 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 4,047,387. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shawashna | مركز الشواشنة | Al-Shawashnah | 257,768 | Markaz |
| Faiyum | مركز الفيوم | Al-Fayyūm | 625,249 | Markaz |
| Faiyum 1 | قسم أول الفيوم | Al-Fayyūm 1 | 281,676 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Faiyum 2 | قسم ثان الفيوم | Al-Fayyūm 2 | 248,210 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Ibsheway | مركز إبشواى | Ibshawāy | 467,862 | Markaz |
| Itsa | مركز إطسا | Iṭsā | 797,962 | Markaz |
| New Faiyum | مدينة الفيوم الجديدة | Madīnat al-Fayyūm al-Jadīdah | 442 | New City |
| Sinnuris | مركز سنورس | Sinnūris | 714,085 | Markaz |
| Tamiya | مركز طامية | Ṭāmiyah | 502,444 | Markaz |
| Yousef El Seddik | مركز يوسف الصديق | Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq incl. Ash-Shawāshnah | 151,689 | Markaz |