Sharqia Governorate

Sharqiyya Governorate
Sharqiyya Governorate
Governorate
	Flag
	Sharqia Governorate on the map of Egypt
	Coordinates: 30°42′N 31°38′E / 30.7°N 31.63°E
Country	Egypt
Seat	Zagazig (capital)
Government
• Governor	Mamdouh Mustafa El-Sayed Ahmed Gharab
Area
• Total	4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi)
Population (January 2023)
• Total	7,859,068
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	EGP 302 billion; (US$ 19.2 billion)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)	0.73; high · 14th
Website	www.sharkia.gov.eg

Sharqia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الشرقية Muḥāfẓet Esh Sharʔeya, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [eʃ.ʃæɾˈʔejjæ], rural: [eʃ.ʃæɾˈɡejje]) is the 3rd most populous of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig.

^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "ﻋـــﺩﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻛــﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭﻯ ﻟﻸﻗﺳــﺎﻡ" (PDF). www.capmas.gov.eg (in Arabic). 1 January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[1] "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[CAPMAS2023-2] "ﻋـــﺩﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻛــﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭﻯ ﻟﻸﻗﺳــﺎﻡ" (PDF). www.capmas.gov.eg (in Arabic). 1 January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[3] "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg

[4] "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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