Beheira Governorate

Beheira Governorate is a governorate in Egypt. The capital is Damanhur.

Beheira Governorate
Governorate
Flag
Beheira Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 30.61°N 30.43°E / 30.61; 30.43
Country Egypt
SeatDamanhur (capital)
Area
[1]
 • Total9,826 km2 (3,794 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2018)
 • Total6,277,000[2]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Websitebehira.gov.eg

In 2017, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi appointed the first female governor in the country's history, Nadia Abdo, for Beheira's Governorate.[3]

Cities and towns
  • Abu Hummus
  • Abu El Matamir
  • Damanhur
  • Edku
  • El Delengat
  • El Mahmoudiyah
  • El Rahmaniya
  • Itay El Barud
  • Hosh Issa
  • Kafr El Dawwar
  • Koum Hamada
  • Rosetta
  • Shubrakhit
  • Wadi El Natrun

References
  1. "El-Beheira Governorate". sis.gov.eg. 24 May 2016.
  2. "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. "Egypt's first-ever female governor marches to a different drummer". Al-Monitor. 2017-02-22. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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