Qalyubia Governorate ( ar, محافظة القليوبية ' ) is one of the
governorates of Egypt. Located in
Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt ( ar, مصر السفلى '; ) is the northernmost region of Egypt, which consists of the fertile Nile Delta between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, from El Aiyat, south of modern-day Cairo, and Dahshur. Historically, ...
. It is situated north of
Cairo in the
Nile Delta
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region. Its capital is
Banha.
Name
Name of Qalubiyya governorate is drived from Qalyub city in it. Qalyub is drived from Calliope.
Calliope
is an ancient Greek goddess,the Muse of epic poetry.
Geography
Banha and several other settlements blend into the neighboring
Cairo Governorate
Cairo Governorate 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 s ...
; as a result, parts of Qalyubia (particularly
Shubra El Kheima) are generally considered to form part of the
Greater Cairo metropolitan area (along with Cairo governorate,
Giza
Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9.2 ...
city and
6 October city
6th of October ( ar, السادس من أكتوبر, Al Sādis Min Uktōber; arz, ستة اكتوبر, Setta Oktōbar) is a city in Giza Governorate, a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside the c ...
).
Municipal divisions
The governorate is divided into the following
municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 5,647,716. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.
Population
According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 44.7%. Out of an estimated 5,105,972 people residing in the governorate, 2,825,045 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 2,280,927 in urban areas.
Cities
The cities in the Qalyubia Governorate are:
*
Banha
* Khanka
*
Qaha
Qaha ( arz, قها , from ) is a city in northeastern Egypt, located 25 km (18 mins) north of Cairo. It is located in the rich farmland of the southern part of the Nile Delta, and is well-irrigated by canals leading off the Delta Bar ...
*
Qalyub
*
Shibin El Qanater
Shibin El Qanater ( ar, شبين القناطر), previously known as Shaybin al-Qasr () and Scenae Veteranorum is a region (''markaz'') in Egypt situated in the center of the Qalyubia Governorate. Its population was 423,783 at the 2006 Census ...
*
Shubra El Kheima
*
Tukh
Toukh ( ar, طوخ, ) is a city located in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. it is located on the Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road. Toukh is also a county that consists of many small towns. These towns include Tant al Gazirah and Bershoum. Toukh C ...
*
El Qanater El Khayreya
El Qanater El Khayreya ( ar, القناطر الخيرية , "the Benevolent Bridges") is a city and a markaz in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. It is the location of the Delta Barrages, the first modern irrigation structure across the Nile, lo ...
*
Kafr Shukr
Kafr Shukr ( ar, كفر شكر) is a town in the Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia ...
*
Obour City
*
Khusus
Industrial zones
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:
*Al Shorouk
*Al Safa
*Al Aqrasha
* (New urban community) Al Obour industrial zone
Economy
Qalyubia is known for its agricultural production of crops,
fruits and
vegetables. The most important of these crops include
maize,
cotton,
wheat,
citrus fruits,
banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
s, oranges and apricots. Qalyubia is also the leading Egyptian governorate in the production of poultry and eggs.
Programs and projects
In 1981, the ''Basic Village Service Program'' (BVS) had several water projects going on in the Qalyubia Governorate.
In a program that began on August 28, 2012 (through 2018), the European Union invested 40 million Euros on upgrading the infrastructure of informal areas in Qalyubia Governorate.
References
External links
Qalyubia Governorate on FacebookQalyubia Now NewspaperEl Wattan News of Qalyubia Governorate
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