The Red Sea Governorate is one of Egypt’s 27 governorates (States). It is located in the southeast of the country, between the Nile and the Red Sea, and has a southern border with Sudan. Hurghada serves as the country’s capital and largest city.
| Population
(January 2023)
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|---|---|
| • Total | 400,069 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 400,069. In the case of Red Sea governorate, some are fully urban, some are fully rural, and some are a combination of rural and urban.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurghada 1 | قسم أول الغردقة | Al-Ghurdaqah 1 | 83,888 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Hurghada 2 | قسم ثان الغردقة | Al-Ghurdaqah 2 | 128,713 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Qusair | قسم القصير | Al-Quṣayr | 53,230 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Shalateen | قسم الشلاتين | Ash-Shalātīn | 13,761 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Halaib | قسم حلايب | Ḥalāyib | 8,312 | Kism (fully rural) |
| Marsa Alam | قسم مرسى علم | Marsā ‘Alam | 9,147 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Ras Gharib | قسم رأس غارب | Ras Ghārib | 46,297 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Safaga | قسم سفاجا | Safājā | 56,721 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |