| Cairo (القاهرة) | |
| Governorate | |
| Country |  Egypt |
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| Capital | Cairo |
| Area | 453 km2 (175 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,758,581 (2006 census[1]) |
 Map of Egypt with Cairo highlighted
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Cairo Governorate (Arabic: القاهرة) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital is the national capital of Cairo of which it is coterminous with. Because it is completely urbanized, the governorate is considered a city proper, and functions as a municipality.
Parts of the governorate were separated in April 2008 to form Helwan governorate.
References
- ^ (xls) Population and Housing Census 2006, Governorate level, Population distribution by sex, Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/ows-img2/xls/rep1ne.xls, retrieved 9 July 2009. Adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on 17 April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate.
External links
- Cairo Governorate Official website (in Arabic and English)
- City subdivisions
- List of previous governors (in Arabic)
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Coordinates: 30°02′N 31°13′E / 30.033°N 31.217°E
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