Kafr El Sheikh Governorate

Governorate of Egypt

Governorate in Egypt

Kafr El Sheikh Governorate

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Kafr El Sheikh Governorate subdivisions

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Coordinates: 31°18′N 30°56′E﻿ / ﻿31.3°N 30.93°E﻿ / 31.3; 30.93
Country|  Egypt
Seat| Kafr El Sheikh (capital)
Government

• Governor| Gamal Mustafa Ibrahim Hossein [1]
Area

• Total| 3,437 km2 (1,327 sq mi)
Population

(January 2023)[2]

• Total| 3,759,316
• Density| 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
GDP

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• Total| EGP 151 billion
(US$ 9.6 billion)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)| 0.735[4]
high · 11th
Website| www.kafrelsheikh.gov.eg

Kafr El Sheikh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كفر الشيخ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr El Sheikh.

Kafr El Sheikh is the first nationwide in the cultivation of long-staple cotton for export.

## Overview

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Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, which was once part of the Gharbia Governorate, was created in 1949. It was originally named Fuadiyah in honor of King Fuad I of Egypt. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr El Sheikh. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief".[5]

The area occupied today by the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate encompasses the ancient region of Bashmur and has been inhabited since ancient times and so it has a noteworthy number of archaeological sites, at Tell Metoubes, Fuwwah, Desouk, Tell Qabrit, and other settlements around Lake Burrulus. The capital of Lower Egypt, called "Buto", is located at present-day Tell El Faraain (the Hill of the Pharaohs), near Desouk.[6]

## Municipal divisions

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The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 3,695,336. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.[2]

Municipal Divisions  Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population
(January 2023 Est.) | Type

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Burullus | مركز البرلس | Al-Burulus | 259,358 | Markaz
El Hamool | مركز الحامول | Al-Ḥāmūl | 317,687 | Markaz
El Reyad | مركز الرياض | Ar-Riyād | 204,100 | Markaz
Bila | قسم بيلا | Bilā | 90,380 | Kism (fully urban)
Bila | مركز بيلا | Bilā | 236,766 | Markaz
Desouk | قسم دسوق | Disūq | 151,492 | Kism (fully urban)
Desouk | مركز دسوق | Disūq | 449,453 | Markaz
Fuwa | مركز فوه | Fuwah | 197,682 | Markaz
Kafr el Sheikh | مركز كفر الشيخ | Kafr ash-Shaykh | 489,054 | Markaz
Kafr el Sheikh 1 | قسم أول كفر الشيخ | Kafr ash-Shaykh 1 | 157,222 | Kism (fully urban)
Kafr el Sheikh 2 | قسم ثان كفر الشيخ | Kafr ash-Shaykh 2 | 40,212 | Kism (fully urban)
Metoubes | مركز مطوبس | Muṭūbis | 331,460 | Markaz
Qallin | مركز قلين | Qallīn | 290,876 | Markaz
Sidi Salem | مركز سيدى سالم | Sīdī Sālim | 479,594 | Markaz

## Population

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According to population estimates, in 2023 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 23.1%. Out of an estimated 3,759,316 people residing in the governorate, 2,890,914 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 868,402 in urban areas.[7]

## Cities and towns

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Lake Burullus is located in the north of the Kafr El Sheikh governorate. The following are in Kafr El Sheikh:

* El Hamool
* Baltim
* Biyala
* Desouk
* Fuwwah
* Kafr El Sheikh
* Metoubes
* Qallin
* El Reyad
* Sidi Salem

## Industrial zones

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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:[8]

* Balteem
* Metobas
* Industrial Zone in "mlaha of Moneisi"

## Projects and programs

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In 2016, Switzerland committed to funding a solid waste management program in Kafr El Sheikh, a project with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment that will conclude in 2021. The National Solid Waste Management Programme (NSWMP) involves the construction of infrastructure for new as well as the expansion and improvement of existing waste treatment, landfill, and recycling facilities.[9]

## Economy

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Industries include cotton-processing factories, rice and fishing. Kafr Elsheikh is also home to one of the biggest sugar factories in the region.

## Education

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Kafr El Sheikh University comprises faculties for medicine , commerce, engineering, agriculture, veterinary medicine, arts, physical education, science, education, special education, dentistry, physical therapy, alsun and pharmacy.

## Notable people

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* Saad Zaghloul (1859-1927) 17th Prime Minister of Egypt
* Mahmoud El Manhaly (born 1942) sugaring plants scientist
* Hamdeen Sabahi (born 1954) politician and journalist and leader of Egyptian Popular Current
* Ahmed Zewail (1946-2016) scientist and chemist and Nobel Prize winner
* Mamdouh Elssbiay (born 1984) professional bodybuilder
* Ashraf El-Shihy (born 1955) former minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
* Ahmed Tantawi
* Tarek Yehia
* Mahmoud Trézéguet
* Mohamed El Shenawy
* Mohamed Atta

## References

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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.
2. ^ a b https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Admin/Pages Files/202331512347عدد السكان على مستوى المراكز والاقسام فى 1ـ 1ـ 2023.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2023. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
3. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
5. ^ Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features, and Historic Sites (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 185\. ISBN 978-0-7864-2248-7. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
6. ^ Wilson, Penelope Grigoropoulos, Dimitris (2009). West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces. Excavation memoir. London : Egypt Exploration Society. ISBN 9780856981944. OCLC 690191661.
7. ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
8. ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
9. ^ "Switzerland funds programme to improve solid waste management in 4 Egyptian governorates". Daily News Egypt. 5 October 2016.

## External links

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* El Watan News of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate
* UNDP Kafr ash Shaykh Human Development Index Indicator's page

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