List of cities in Egypt

This is a list of the most important and largest cities and towns in Egypt.

 Rank Name Arabic Census 1986 Census 1996 Census 2006 Estimate 2008 Governorate1.  Cairo     6,068,695  6,789,479  7,786,640  7,947,121 Cairo Governorate2.  Alexandria     2,926,859  3,328,196  4,110,015  4,247,414  Alexandria Governorate3.  Gizeh     1,883,189  2,221,868  3,087,878  3,258,540 Giza Governorate4.  Shubra El-Kheima     714,594  870,716  1,016,722  1,045,370  Qalyubia Governorate5.  Port Said     401,172  469,533  570,768  588,935 Port Said Governorate6.  Suez     327,717  417,610  510,935  529,055 Suez Governorate7.  Luxor     274,074  360,503  451,318  469,440  Luxor Governorate8. al-Mansura   317,508  369,621  450,267  465,375  Dakahlia Governorate9.  El-Mahalla El-Kubra     306,509  395,402  442,884  450,833 Gharbia Governorate10.  Tanta     336,517  371,010  421,076  429,632 Gharbia Governorate11.  Asyut     272,986  343,498  386,086  394,961  Asyut Governorate12.  Ismailia     158,045  254,477  324,717  338,429  Ismailia Governorate13. Fayyum   213,070  260,964  316,772  327,917 Faiyum Governorate14.  Zagazig     244,354  267,351  302,611  308,637  Sharqia Governorate15.  Aswan     190,579  219,017  265,004  273,450  Aswan Governorate16.  Damietta     89,498  111,111  237,023  266,627 Damietta Governorate17.  Damanhur     188,939  212,203  241,895  247,074 Beheira Governorate18.  al-Minya     179,060  201,360  239,804  246,835 Minya Governorate19.  Beni Suef     152,476  172,032  211,173  218,472 Beni Suef Governorate20.  Qena     119,917  171,275  206,831  214,851 Qena Governorate21.  Sohag     132,649  170,125  189,695  193,931  Sohag Governorate22.  Hurghada     132,649  170,125  160,746  189,660 Red Sea Governorate23.  6th of October City     …  35,477  157,135  183,859 Giza Governorate24.  Shibin El Kom    132,751  159,909  177,060  180,454 Monufia Governorate25.  Banha     115,701  145,792  158,389  161,263 Qalyubia Governorate26.  Kafr el-Sheikh     103,301  124,819  147,380  151,781 Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate27.  Arish     67,337  100,447  138,195  146,758 North Sinai Governorate28.  Mallawi     98,632  119,283  140,215  144,330 Minya Governorate29.  10th of Ramadan City     …  47,839  124,120  143,753 Sharqia Governorate30.  Bilbais     96,511  113,608  136,499  140,892  Sharqia Governorate31.  Marsa Matruh     43,157  52,247  120,888  137,704  Matrouh Governorate32.  Idfu     46,163  94,228  115,946  122,031  Aswan Governorate33.  Mit Ghamr     91,927  101,801  116,180  118,618  Dakahlia Governorate34.  Al-Hamidiyya     73,298  91,732  109,468  113,128  Giza Governorate35.  Desouk     78,316  91,318  106,868  109,787  Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate36.  Qalyub     84,413  97,157  106,804  108,573 Qalyubia Governorate37.  Abu Kabir     68,394  85,340  102,603  106,050  Sharqia Governorate38.  Kafr el-Dawwar     196,244  231,978  113,506  105,671 Beheira Governorate39.  Girga     71,564  95,384  102,701  104,712 Sohag Governorate40.  Akhmim     70,602  84,778  101,243  104,454  Sohag Governorate41.  Matareya     74,554  87,062  100,502  103,004 Dakahlia Governorate
 Other websites 
 Map of Egypt (World Gazetteer)
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