Gharbia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الغربية Muḥāfaẓat al-Gharbiyya, IPA: [elɣɑɾˈbejjɑ, -jae], “the western governorate”) is one of Egypt’s governorates.
It is situated in the north of the country, south of Kafr El Sheikh and north of Monufia Governorate.
Tanta, its capital, is located 90 kilometers north of Cairo and 120 kilometers southeast of Alexandria. Gharbia’s major city is El Mahalla El Kubra. Gharbia governorate has a total size of 1,942 km2.
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population, as of January 2023, of 5,409,714. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mahalla El Kubra | مركز المحله الكبرى | Al-Maḥallah al-Kubrā | 829,692 | Markaz |
| El Mahalla El Kubra 1 | قسم أول المحلة الكبرى | Al-Maḥallah al-Kubrā 1 | 186,805 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Mahalla El Kubra 2 | قسم ثان المحلة الكبرى | Al-Maḥallah al-Kubrā 2 | 289,541 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Mahalla El Kubra 3 | قسم ثالث المحلة الكبرى | Al-Maḥallah al-Kubrā 3 | 133,652 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Sunta | مركز السنطة | As-Sanṭah | 507,934 | Markaz |
| Basyoun | مركز بسيون | Basyūn | 318,370 | Markaz |
| Kafr El Zayat | مركز كفر الزيات | Kafr az-Zayyāt | 486,055 | Markaz |
| Kotoor | مركز قطور | Quṭūr | 357,643 | Markaz |
| Samanoud | مركز سمنود | Samannūd | 426,257 | Markaz |
| Tanta | مركز طنطا | Ṭanṭā | 716,116 | Markaz |
| Tanta 1 | قسم أول طنطا | Ṭanṭā 1 | 315,737 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Tanta 2 | قسم ثان طنطا | Ṭanṭā 2 | 277,863 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Zefta | مركز زفتى | Ziftā | 449,066 | Markaz |
| Zefta | قسم زفتى | Ziftā | 114,983 | Kism (fully urban) |