# Cairo Governorate

Cairo Governorate (Arabic: محافظة القاهرة) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. It is formed of the city of Cairo, both the national capital of Egypt and the governorate's, in addition to five satellite cities: the New Administrative Capital - set to become the seat of national government, New Cairo, El Shorouk, Badr, Capital Gardens, and 15th of May. These cities form almost half of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area by population.
Cairo is one of four city governorates in Egypt, and the governor of Cairo is also the head of the city. Nonetheless, the governate of Cairo and the city of Cairo are two semi-distinct levels of local government, and as with other governorates, the governor is appointed by the president.

## Overview

Parts of the governorate, the Helwan district and the satellite cities, were spun off in April 2008 to form the Helwan Governorate, only to be reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate in April 2011.

## Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the city of Cairo, and the unallocated desert hinter land (al-zahir al-sahrawi).
Cairo city is subdivided into four Areas (manatiq) headed by a deputy governor each, and 38 Districts (ahya, sing. Hayy) with their own governor appointed heads.
The Northern Area divided into 8 Districts:
Shubra, Al-Zawiya al-Hamra, Hadayek al-Kobba, Rod al-Farg, al-Sharabiya, al-Sahel, al-Zaytoun, and Al-Amiriya
The Eastern Area divided into 9 Districts:
Misr al-Gadidah (Heliopolis), Al-Nozha, Nasr City East (Sharq Madinet Nasr), Nasr City West (Gharb Madinet Nasr), al-Salam Awwal, al-Salam Thani, al-Matariya, and al-Marg.
The Western Area divided into 9 Districts:
Manshiyat Nasser, Al-Wayli, Wasat al-Qahira: Al-Darb al-Ahmar, al-Gamaliyya, al-Hussein), Boulaq, Gharb El-Qahira (Zamalek, Garden City, Down Town), Abdeen, Al-Azbakiya, al-Muski, and Bab El-Shaaria.
The Southern Area divided into 12 Districts:
Masr El-Qadima (Old Cairo), al-Khalifa, al-Moqattam, al-Basatin, Dar El-Salam, El-Sayeda Zeinab, al-Tebin, Helwan, al-Ma'sara, al-Maadi, Tora, and 15th may City.
In addition to Cairo City, there are five satellite cities that are under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities who chairs the New Urban Communities Authority that directly controls them (planning, land sales, zoning), while the governorate departments (muduriyat) control police and select public services (education, health, subsidised food). The more populated ones are subdivided into hayy, while the ones still under construction are yet to have governorate representation. These cities are:
* New Cairo
* El Shorouk
* Badr
* 15th of May
* New Administrative Capital
* Capital Gardens
As of January 2023, the municipal divisions had a total estimated population as of 10,203,693.
District Subdivisions (Hayy) :
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
| 1st Settlement | التجمع الأول ثان القاهرة | 'Al Tagmou Al Khames Than Al Qahira | 96,996 |
| El Shorouk | الشروق | 'El Shorouk | 94,582 |
| 5th Settlement | التجمع الخامس أول القاهرة | 'Al Tagmou Al Khames Aoal Al Qahira | 145,286 |
| 15 May City | 15 مايو | 15 Māyū | 100,074 |
| Abdeen | عابدين | 'Ābidīn | 40,450 |
| El Darb El Ahmar | الدرب الأحمر | Al-Darb Al-Aḥmar | 62,563 |
| Al Qatamia | القطامية ثالث القاهرة الجديدة | Al Qatamia Thalth Al Qahira Al Jadida | 75,810 |
| Ain Shams | عين شمس | 'Ain Schams | 657,226 |
| Amreya | الاميريه | Al-Amīriīah | 163,206 |
| Azbakeya | الأزبكية | Al-Azbakiyah | 21,148 |
| El Basatin | البساتين | Al-Basātīn | 529,875 |
| El Gamaliya | الجمالية | Al-Jamāliyah | 38,908 |
| El Khalifa | الخليفة | Al-Khalīfah | 112,568 |
| Maadi | المعادي | Al-Ma'ādī | 94,777 |
| El Marg | المرج | Al-Marj | 854,284 |
| El Masara | المعصره | Al-Ma'ṣarah | 288,880 |
| El Matareya | المطرية | Al-Maṭariyah | 644,436 |
| El Mokattam | المقطم | Al-Muqaṭṭam | 239,750 |
| El Muski | الموسكي | Al-Mūskī | 16,715 |
| New Cairo 1 | أول القاهرة الجديدة | Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 1 | 136,271 |

## Governors

Current
On 30 August 2018, Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez was appointed governor of Cairo Governorate.
Former
* Atef Abdelhamid, 7 September 2016 - 12 August 2018
* Galal Mostafa Saeed, 13 August 2013 - 23 March 2016
* Osama Kamal, 29 January 2013 - 12 August 2013
* Abdel Kawi Khalifa, 14 April 2011 - 12 August 2012
* Abdel Azim Wazir, 9 July 2004 - 14 April 2011
* Abdel Rehim Shehata, 8 July 1997 - 14 July 2004
* Mohammed Omar Abdel Akhar, 2 May 1991 - 7 July 1997
* Mahmoud Sherif, 18 April 1989 - 19 May 1991
* Yousef Sabri Abu Taleb, 13 March 1983 - 14 April 1989
* Mohammed Saad El-Din Maamoun, 15 May 1977 - 12 March 1983

## Industrial zones

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Cairo:
* Zone name
* 15 May Industrial Zone
* Badr City Industrial Zone
* El Maasara Industrial Zone
* El Marg District Industrial Zones
* El Robeky Industrial Zone
* El Sharabiya District Industrial Zones
* Katameya Industrial Zone
* New Cairo Industrial Zone
* Shaq El Thoban Industrial Zone
* South Helwan Industrial Zone
* Torah Industrial Zone