Red Sea Governorate
Red Sea Governorate | |
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Governorate | |
UTC+2 (EET) | |
HDI (2021) | 0.738[4] high · 10th |
Website | www |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1937 | 9,914 | — |
1947 | 15,929 | +60.7% |
1957 | N/A | — |
1966 | 38,000 | — |
1976 | 56,191 | +47.9% |
1986 | 90,491 | +61.0% |
1996 | 157,314 | +73.8% |
2006 | 288,661 | +83.5% |
2017 | 361,480 | +25.2% |
2018E | 366,000 | +1.3% |
2023E | 400,069 | +9.3% |
sources:[5][2] |
Red Sea Governorate (
Municipal divisions
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 400,069. In the case of Red Sea governorate, some are fully urban, some are fully rural, and some are a combination of rural and urban.[6][7]
Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
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Hurghada 1 | قسم أول الغردقة | Al-Ghurdaqah 1 | 83,888 | Kism (fully urban) |
Hurghada 2 | قسم ثان الغردقة | Al-Ghurdaqah 2 | 128,713 | Kism (fully urban) |
El Qusair | قسم القصير | Al-Quṣayr | 53,230 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
Shalateen | قسم الشلاتين | Ash-Shalātīn | 13,761 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
Halaib | قسم حلايب | Ḥalāyib | 8,312 | Kism (fully rural) |
Marsa Alam | قسم مرسى علم | Marsā 'Alam | 9,147 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
Ras Gharib |
قسم رأس غارب | Ras Ghārib | 46,297 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
Safaga | قسم سفاجا | Safājā | 56,721 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
Geography
Administratively, the Red Sea Governorate is bordered in the north by the Suez Governorate, to the east by the Red Sea, and to the west by the governorates of Aswan, Qena, Sohag, Asyut, al-Minya and Beni Suef. In the south it is bordered by Sudan's Red Sea State. It contains the disputed territory of the Halaib Triangle, including the Siyal Islands, and contains the Red Sea Hills, a mountain chain making up the Itbay region of Eastern Egypt and Sudan.
Population
The Red Sea Governate has seen large percentage increases in population in recent decades.
Heavy industrial zones
According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation, the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[8]
- Bernes 1
- Bernes 2
- Alaki 1
- Alaki 2
Economy
The coast is a tourist destination. Since the early 1980s, Hurghada has been a popular destination for beach lovers and scuba divers. Tourism is also growing in the southern cities of
References
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- ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
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- ^ "Markazes of Egypt". statoids.com. Gwillim Law. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.