Dakahlia Governorate




Governorate in Egypt





































Dakahlia Governorate
Governorate




Flag of Dakahlia Governorate
Flag
Official logo of Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt

Country
 Egypt
Seat
Mansoura (capital)
Government

 • Governor Kamal Gad Sharobim Saad[1]
Area

 • Total 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
(January 2018)

 • Total 6,577,000[2]
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
Website http://www.dakahliya.gov.eg

Dakahlia or Dakahliya (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية‎ Muḥāfẓet El Dakahlia, pronounced [ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km². Its capital is Mansoura.




Contents






  • 1 Municipal divisions


  • 2 Population


  • 3 Overview


  • 4 Cities and towns


  • 5 Industrial zones


  • 6 Notable people


    • 6.1 Arts


    • 6.2 Journalists


    • 6.3 Politics


    • 6.4 Religion


    • 6.5 Science


    • 6.6 Sports




  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Municipal divisions


The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions and in July 2017 had an estimated population of 6,516,489. At times there is a kism and a markaz with the same name.[3][4]








































































































































































Municipal Divisions
Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Population
(July 2017 Est.)
 Type
Aga مركز أجا Ajā 538,484
Markaz
El Gamaliya مركز الجمالية Al-Jamāliyah 138,291 Markaz
El Kurdy قسم الكردى Al-Kurdy 39,585 Kism (fully urban)
El Mansoura مركز المنصورة
Al-Manṣūrah 		 621,439 Markaz
El Mansoura 1 قسم اول المنصورة Al-Manṣūrah 1 313,021 Kism (fully urban)
El Mansoura 2 قسم ثان المنصورة
Al-Manṣūrah 2 		 235,238 Kism (fully urban)
El Manzala مركز المنزلة
Al-Manzilah 		 360,649 Markaz
El Matareya مركز المطرية Al-Maṭariyah 178,857 Markaz
El Senbellawein مركز السنبلاوين As-Sinbillāwayn  567,560 Markaz
Beni Ebeid مركز بنى عبيد Banī Ubayd 131,492 Markaz
Belqas مركز بلقاس
Bilqās 		 531,203 Markaz
Dikirnis مركز دكرنس Dikirnis 353,820 Markaz
Gamasa قسم جمصة
Jamaṣah 		 3,922 Kism (fully urban)
Maḥallat Damanah مركز محلة دمنة Maḥallat Damanah 61,835 Markaz
Minyet El Nasr مركز منية النصر Minyat an-Naṣr 267,431 Markaz
Mit Ghamr قسم ميت غمر Mīt Ghamr 135,544 Kism (fully urban)
Mit Ghamr مركز ميت غمر Mīt Ghamr 663,369 Markaz
Mit Salsil مركز ميت سلسيل Mīt Salsīl 73,417 Markaz
Nabaroh مركز نبروة Nabarūh 283,034 Markaz
Shirbin مركز شربين Shirbīn 427,866 Markaz
Talkha مركز طلخا Ṭalkhā 392,383 Markaz
Timay El Imdid مركز تمى الأمديد Timay al-Imdīd 198,049 Markaz


Population


According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of 28.2%. Out of an estimated 5,949,001 people residing in the governorate, 4,271,428 people lived in rural areas as opposed to 1,677,573 in urban areas. [5] By 2018, the population had increased to an estimated 6,577,000.[2]



Overview


The Urology and Nephrology Center of Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine also features a renowned kidney center.
Founded in 1983. Under the management of Dr. Mohamed A. Ghoneim.



Cities and towns



  • Aga

  • Bilqas

  • Damas

  • Dikirnis

  • El Gamaliya

  • El Kurdi

  • El Matareya

  • El Senbellawein

  • Gamasa

  • Gogar

  • Mansoura

  • Manzala

  • Mit Elkorama

  • Mit Ghamr

  • Mit Salsil

  • Nabaroh

  • Sherbin

  • Temay Alamded

  • Talkha



Industrial zones


According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[6]



  • Southwest Gamasa

  • Asafra



Notable people


Main category: People from Dakahlia Governorate


Arts




  • Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat, writer and intellectual


  • Anis Mansour, writer


  • Ali Mahmoud Taha, romantic poet


  • Adel Emam, movie and stage actor


  • Faten Hamama, actress and producer


  • Hassan al-Imam, film director


  • Iman Mersal, poet


  • Khaled El Nabawy, actor


  • Mohamed Abla, artist


  • Mahmoud Mokhtar, sculptor


  • Naguib Surur, poet and playwright


  • No'man Ashour, poet and playwright


  • Ramy Essam, musician


  • Sherif Mounir, movie and stage actor


  • Umm Kulthum, renowned singer and songwriter



Journalists



  • Ahmed Mansour (journalist)


  • Mohamed Makhzangi, journalist and writer


  • Mohammed Hussein Heikal, journalist, writer and politician

  • Magdi Mehanna



Politics




  • Ali Pasha Mubarak, one of the most influential and talented of Egypt's 19th century reformers


  • Ayman Nour, politician


  • Ahmed Gamal El-Din Moussa, former minister


  • Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, intellectual, secularist and nationalist


  • Abdel Latif Boghdadi, politician


  • Khaled Ali, lawyer and Acitvist


  • Khairat el-Shater, Islamic political activist


  • Mohammed Mahdi Akef, former head of Muslim Brotherhood


  • Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub, politician


  • Omar Abdel-Rahman, Muslim leader and activist


  • Sami Hafez Anan, military officer


  • Salah Nasr, former intelligence agency director



Religion




  • Gad el-Haq, former Grand Imam of Al-Azhar


  • George El Mozahem, Coptic Orthodox martyr and saint


  • Mohamed Metwally Al-Shaarawy, Islamic scholar


  • Mahmoud Zakzouk, academic and politician



Science




  • Farouk El-Baz, space scientist


  • Mohamed Ghoneim, urologist


  • Saad Eddin Ibrahim, academic and sociologist


  • Selim Hassan, Egyptologist



Sports




  • Ōsunaarashi Kintarō (Abdelrahman Shalan) sumo wrestler


  • Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa, footballer


  • Amr Marey, footballer


  • Hussam El-Badrawi, sports shooter


  • Mahmoud Fathalla, footballer


  • Mahmoud El Khatib, footballer


  • Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud, footballer

  • Mohamed El Shamy (footballer, born 1996)


  • Mimi El-Sherbini, footballer


  • Salah Soliman, footballer



References





  1. ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-31..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Population Estimates By Governorate ( Urban /Rural ) 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


  3. ^ "Dakahlia Governorate Subdivisions". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-24.


  4. ^ "Markazes of Egypt". statoids.com. Gwillim Law. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 26 November 2018.


  5. ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 23 October 2016.


  6. ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 23 November 2018.




External links








  • Dakahliya Governorate Official website

  • Dakahlia page

  • El Wattan News of Dakahlia Governorate



Coordinates: 31°03′N 31°23′E / 31.050°N 31.383°E / 31.050; 31.383







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