South Sinai Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب سيناء Muḥāfaẓah Ganūb Sīnāʾ) is Egypt’s least populated governorate. It is located in the east of the country and includes the southern half of the Sinai Peninsula.
Saint Catherine’s Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox Church monastery and world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the governorate’s center.
| Population
(January 2023)
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|---|---|
| • Total | 115,611 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 115,611.
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Redis (incl. Abu Zenima) | قسم أبو رديس | Abū Radīs incl. Abū Zanīmah | 12,535 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Dahab | قسم دهب | Dahab | 3,156 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| El Tor | قسم الطور | Aṭ-Ṭūr | 45,449 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Nuweiba | قسم نويبع | Nuwaybi’a | 7,713 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Ras Sedr | قسم رأس سدر | Ras Sidr | 17,932 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Saint Catherine | قسم سانت كاترين | Sānt Kātirīn | 4,863 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Sharm El Sheikh 1 | قسم أول شرم الشيخ | Sharm ash-Shaykh 1 | 13,616 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Sharm El Sheikh 2 | قسم ثان شرم الشيخ | Sharm ash-Shaykh 2 | 1,445 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Taba | قسم طابا | Ṭābā | 814 | Kism (fully rural) |