Sharqia (, , ; ) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt, and the third most populous one. It is located in Lower Egypt on the eastern side of the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Zagazig. Sharqia, along with the rest of the eastern portion of the Nile Delta, it is often identified with the Biblical Land of Goshen.
Overview
The capital of the governorate is Zagazig and Sharqia has a strong industrial and agricultural sector.
Sharqia is the third most populous governorate in Egypt and is considered the birthplace of many historical leaders and figures in Egypt.
Municipal divisions The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 7,021,046. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name. + Municipal divisions Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Population(January 2023 est.) Type Abu Hammad 465,376 Markaz Abu Kebir 491,984 MarkazEl Husseiniya 373,774 MarkazEl Ibrahimiya 200,590 MarkazEl Qanayat 74,611 Kism (fully urban)El Qurein 99,884 Kism (fully urban) New Salhia 62,610 Kism (fully urban)Awlad Saqr 244,870 Markaz Zagazig 1 208,682 Kism (fully urban) Zagazig 2 245,662 Kism (fully urban) Zagazig 933,504 Markaz Bilbeis 889,709 MarkazDiyarb Negm 532,950 Markaz Faqous 104,244 Kism (fully urban) Faqous 654,084 MarkazHihya 326,627 MarkazKafr Saqr 302,084 Markaz 10th of Ramadan City 1 87,808 Kism (fully urban) 10th of Ramadan City 2 171,997 Kism (fully urban)Mashtool El Souk 241,857 MarkazMinya El Qamh 831,505 MarkazMinshat Abu Omar 86,670 MarkazTanis 158,443 Markaz
Population According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of 25%. Out of an estimated 6,485,412 people residing in the governorate in 2015, 4,987,707 people lived in rural areas and 1,497,705 lived in urban areas.
Industrial zones According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Sharqia: Zone name10th of Ramadan Industrial ZoneNew El Salhia Industrial Zone
Cities and towns The following cities and towns are located in Sharqia Governorate.
NamePopulation (2006 census) الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء. تاريخ الوصول: 9 يناير 2016.Location10th of Ramadan29,601Abu Hammad36,592Abu Kebir104,100Awlad Saqr19,515Bilbeis141,285Diyarb Negm52,611El Husseiniya29,565El Ibrahimiya35,022El Qurein64,559Faqous73,081Hihya43,672Kafr Saqr30,004Mashtool El Souk47,153Minya El Qamh67,450El Salheya El Gedida9,350Qanayat75,000Zagazig318,393
Notable people Ramses II, Egyptian pharaoh El-Said Badawi, sociolinguist Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt Ahmed Shafik, former Prime Minister of Egypt and Presidential Candidate for the 2012 Egyptian presidential election The Abaza Family, Egypt's largest aristocratic family of Circassian Abazin origin. Mohammed Ahmed Sadek, army general Ahmed Subhy Mansour, founder of the Quranist movement Sayed Marei, engineer and politician Abdel Halim Hafez, popular singer and actor Miral al-Tahawy, award-winning Bedouin novelist Yusuf Abu Rayya, award-winning novelist Husayn Fawzi Al Najjar, political historian and Islamic scholar Magdi Yacoub, professor of cardiothoracic surgery Ahmed Fouad Negm, vernacular poet Rushdy Abaza, actor Fekry Pasha Abaza, journalist and political activist Ahmed 'Urabi, the leader of the 1881 nationalist uprising against the British Hamada Helal, singer Mounira El Mahdeya, singer and actress Emad Moteab, footballer Ahmed el-Mansy, an officer who was killed in clashes with terrorists in North Sinai Aly Saad, professor of cardiology
References
External links El Watan News of Sharqia Governorate