Damietta Governorate ( ar, محافظة دمياط ' ) is one of the

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. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, and has a population of over 1 million. Its capital is the city of

Damietta Damietta ( arz, دمياط ' ; cop, ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt, a former bishopric and present multiple Catholic titular see. It is located at the Damietta branch, an easter ...

. Damietta (city) is famous for its guava farms, as well as the palm trees that cover the coast from

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in the east to Gamasa in the west. The governorate exports millions of palm trees to many countries every year, including

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and China. Damietta also produces wheat, maize, cotton, rice, potatoes, lemon, grapes and tomatoes. It is also famous for its sweet industry, sardine packing, and Domiati cheese. Ras El Bar, one of the oldest summer resorts in Egypt, is located at the point where

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meets the

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. In August 2018, Manal Awad Mikhail was the first Christian Coptic woman to be appointed as a governor in Egypt.

Overview

An important feature of this governorate is the Damietta Port which has been able to accommodate the movement of ships when bad weather forbids nearby ports to do so.

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 1,501,963.

Population

According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 38.7%. Out of an estimated 1,330,843 people residing in the governorate, 815,244 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 515,599 in urban areas.

Industrial zones

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) the governorate is home to two industrial zones.

Demographics

The governorate's area is 1.029 km² or about 5% of the Delta's area, and about 1% of the area of Egypt. The inhabited area is about 589.2 km². Its population – according to a 1999 census – was 953,430. The average rate of population growth is 2.09% per year.

Administrative divisions

The governorate consists of 4 subdivisions, 10 cities, 35 local village units, 59 villages and 722 sub-villages. The subdivisions are

Faraskur Faraskur ( ar, فارسكور) is a city in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Before the 1952 revolution it was a part of Dakahlia Governorate. Notable people *Riad Al Sunbati See also *Battle of Fariskur (1219) The battle of Fāriskūr was a pi ...

, El Zarqa and Kafr Saad. The governorate includes 7 colleges and institutes, 19 professional training centers, and 657 pre-college schools.

References

External links

Damietta Governorate
official website
El Watan News of Damietta
{{Authority control Governorates of Egypt Nile Delta