Minya Governorate, also known as Muḥāfẓet El Minya in Arabic, is one of Upper Egypt’s governorates. Minya, the capital, is located on the Nile’s left bank.
The name comes from the governorate’s principal city, Tmoone in Sahidic Coptic and Thmonē in Bohairic, which means “the residence” and refers to a former monastery in the area.
The name may alternatively be derived from Men’at Khufu, the Egyptian name for the city.
| Population (January 2023) | |
|---|---|
| • Total | 6,279,035 |
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 6,279,035.
In the case of Minya governorate, there are a number of aqsam and marakiz, and a new city. Sometimes a markaz and a kism share a name.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Qirqas | مركز ابو قرقاص | Abū Qurqās | 684,612 | Markaz |
| El Idwa | مركز العدوة | Al-‘Idwah | 281,729 | Markaz |
| Minya | مركز المنيا | Al-Minyā | 762,530 | Markaz |
| Minya 1 | قسم أول المنيا | Al-Minyā 1 | 56,487 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Minya 2 | قسم ثان المنيا | Al-Minyā 2 | 130,622 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Minya 3 | قسم ثالث المنيا | Al-Minyā 3 | 107,907 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Beni Mazar | مركز بنى مزار | Banī Mazār | 639,122 | Markaz |
| Deir Mawas | مركز دير مواس | Dayr Mawās | 466,443 | Markaz |
| New Minya | قسم المنيا الجديدة | Madīnat al-Minyā al-Jadīdah | 18,173 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Maghagha | مركز مغاغة | Maghāghah | 596,474 | Markaz |
| Mallawi | مركز ملوى | Mallawī | 839,418 | Markaz |
| Mallawi | قسم ملوى | Mallawī | 221,185 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Matai | مركز مطاى | Maṭāy | 364,183 | Markaz |
| Samalut East | مركز سمالوط شرق | Samālūṭ Sharq | 359,601 | Markaz |
| Samalut West | مركز سمالوط غرب | Samālūṭ Gharb | 547,908 | Markaz |