The New Valley Governorate, also known as El Wadi El Gedid Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الوادي الجديد [moˈħɑfzet elˈwaeːdi lɡɪˈdiːd], Muḥāfaẓah al Wādī al Jadīd) is an Egyptian governorate.
It is located in the country’s southwestern region, in Egypt’s Western Desert (part of the Sahara Desert), between the Nile and northern Sudan, and in southeastern Libya.
| Population (January 2023) | |
|---|---|
| • Total | 265,003 |
| • Density | 0.60/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 265,003.
In the case of New Valley governorate, there is one kism with urban and rural parts, and four marakiz.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharga | قسم الواحات الخارجة | Al-Wāḥāt al-Khārijah | 104,683 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Balat | مركز بلاط | Balāṭ | 13,025 | Markaz |
| Dakhla | مركز الداخلة | Al-Dākhlah | 95,019 | Markaz |
| Farafra | مركز الفرافرة | Al-Farāfirah | 37,509 | Markaz |
| Baris | مركز باريس | Bārīs | 14,767 | Markaz |