Port Said Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بورسعيد, romanized: Muḩāfaz̧at Būr Sa’īd) is a subdivision located at the northeast extremity of the Nile Delta, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea at the northern mouth of the Suez Canal.
It is entirely urban, with the ancient Port Said city on the west bank of the Suez Canal and the town of Port Fuad on the east bank.
Port Said is one of six governorates that make up the Suez Canal economic region, and it is home to the Suez Canal Authority’s old administrative complex as well as the Port Said Lighthouse.
| Population
(January 1, 2023)
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| • Total | 789,241 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Port Said Governorate is divided into eight regions: The seven Port Said city districts (hayy) of Al-Sharq, Al-Arab, Al-Manakh, Al-Dawahi, Al-Janoub, Al-Zuhur, and West District, in addition to the district-town of Port Fuad.
These districts are further subdivided in to 11 qism (police ward) which had a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 789,241 people:
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Dawahi | قسم الضواحي | Aḍ-Ḍawāḥy | 148,624 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Arab | قسم العرب | Al-‘Arab | 60,251 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Janoub | قسم الجنوب | Al-Janūb | 41,901 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Janoub 2 | قسم ثان الجنوب | Al-Janūb 2 | 38,273 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Manakh | قسم المناخ | Al-Manākh | 84,679 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Manasra | قسم المناصرة | Al-Manāṣrah | 5,587 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Sharq | قسم الشرق | Ash-Sharq | 34,679 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Al Zohur | قسم شرطة الزهور | Az-Zuhūr | 266,381 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Port Fuad | قسم أول بورفؤاد | Būr Fuād | 89,541 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Port Fuad 2 | قسم ثان بورفؤاد | Būr Fuād 2 | 12,026 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Police Department Port Said | إدارة شرطة ميناء بورسعيد | Idārah Shurṭah Mīnā’ Būr Sa’īd | Police-administrated Area | |
| Mubarak East | قسم شرق التفريعة | Mubārak – Sharq at-Tafrī’tah | 7,299 | Kism (fully urban) |