Geographical Information

Administrative Structure
Centers : 6 cities & 12 villages
Subvillages (Kafr)

Area
Governorate area 130,000km2
Percentage to national area 12.44 %
Rank among governorates 3
Population density (Avg.) 1580 persons / km2

Population
Total population 115,000
Male 53.91 %
Female 46.09 %
Percentage to national population 0.19 %
Rank among governorates 26

Agricultural activities
Cultivated area 2442 Feddan
Percentage to national area 0.03%
Area ready for reclamation 320.000 feddans
Percentage to national area 5.64

Industrial activities
Oil - phosphate - fishing - brick factories-fodder factories
Tourism
56 hotels
8255 rooms
2,341,906 touristic nights

Worship places
128 mosques
2 churches
Culture
9 cultural centers
13.000 inhabitants / cultural center

Transportation
1954 km. of paved roads

Communication
Telephone Lines
17825 telephone lines
Post Offices
18 post offices

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