Kafr El Sheikh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كفر الشيخ) is one of Egypt’s governorates. It is located in the north of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr El Sheikh.
Kafr El Sheikh is the first in the country to cultivate long-staple cotton for export.
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, which was previously part of the Gharbia Governorate, was established in 1949. Fuadiyah was initially called in honor of Egypt’s King Fuad I.
| Population (January 2023) | |
|---|---|
| • Total | 3,695,336 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 3,695,336. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burullus | مركز البرلس | Al-Burulus | 259,358 | Markaz |
| El Hamool | مركز الحامول | Al-Ḥāmūl | 317,687 | Markaz |
| El Reyad | مركز الرياض | Ar-Riyād | 204,100 | Markaz |
| Bila | قسم بيلا | Bilā | 90,380 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Bila | مركز بيلا | Bilā | 236,766 | Markaz |
| Desouk | قسم دسوق | Disūq | 151,492 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Desouk | مركز دسوق | Disūq | 449,453 | Markaz |
| Fuwa | مركز فوه | Fuwah | 197,682 | Markaz |
| Kafr el Sheikh | مركز كفر الشيخ | Kafr ash-Shaykh | 489,054 | Markaz |
| Kafr el Sheikh 1 | قسم أول كفر الشيخ | Kafr ash-Shaykh 1 | 157,222 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Kafr el Sheikh 2 | قسم ثان كفر الشيخ | Kafr ash-Shaykh 2 | 40,212 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Metoubes | مركز مطوبس | Muṭūbis | 331,460 | Markaz |
| Qallin | مركز قلين | Qallīn | 290,876 | Markaz |
| Sidi Salem | مركز سيدى سالم | Sīdī Sālim | 479,594 | Markaz |