Ismailia Governorate is one of Egypt’s Canal Zone governorates. Ismailia, the capital, is located in the country’s northeast.
It was named after Ismail Pasha, the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, who oversaw the country’s construction of the Suez Canal.
It is positioned between the other two Canal governorates, Port Said Governorate in northern Egypt and Suez Governorate.
| Population
(January 2023)
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| • Total | 1,442,402 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 1,442,402. In the case of Ismailia governorate, there are 4 kism, 5 markaz and 1 new city.
The divisions are generally seven: Ismailia which is the capital, Tell El Kebir, Abu Suwir, Qassasin, Fayid, Qantara West and Qantara East.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (July 2017 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Suwir | مركز أبو صوير | Abū Ṣuwīr | 221,994 | Markaz |
| Ismailia | مركز الاسماعيلية | Al-Ismā’īliyah | 170,065 | Markaz |
| Ismailia 1 | قسم أول الاسماعيلية | Al-Ismā’īliyah 1 | 49,859 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Ismailia 2 | قسم ثان الاسماعيلية | Al-Ismā’īliyah 2 | 264,376 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Ismailia 3 | قسم ثالث الاسماعيلية | Al-Ismā’īliyah 3 | 131,422 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Qantara West | مركز القنطرة غرب | Al-Qanṭarah Gharb | 162,101 | Markaz |
| El Qantara El Sharqiya | مركز القنطرة شرق | Al-Qanṭarah Sharq | 62,600 | Markaz |
| New Kasaseen | مركز القصاصين الجديده | Al-Qaṣāṣīn al-Jadīdah | 120,788 | New City |
| Tell El Kebir | مركز التل الكبير | At-Tall al-Kabīr | 111,635 | Markaz |
| Fayid | مركز فايد | Fa’id | 147,562 | Markaz |