South Sinai Governorate

South Sinai Governorate
South Sinai Governorate
Governorate
	Landscape in South Sinai governorate
	Flag
	South Sinai Governorate on the map of Egypt
	Coordinates: 29°03′N 33°50′E / 29.05°N 33.83°E
Country	Egypt
Seat	El Tor (capital)
Government
• Governor	Khaled Fouda Saddiq Mohammed
Area
• Total	33,140 km2 (12,800 sq mi)
Population (January 2023)
• Total	115,611
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	EGP 58 billion; (US$ 3.7 billion)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
ISO 3166 code	EG-JS
HDI (2021)	0.738; high · 10th
Website	www.southsinai.gov.eg

South Sinai Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب سيناء Muḥāfaẓah Ganūb Sīnāʾ) is the least populated governorate of Egypt. It is located in the east of the country, encompassing the southern half of the Sinai Peninsula. Saint Catherine's Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox Church monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site of world renown, is located in the central part of the governorate.

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