Damietta Governorate

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Damietta (Template:Langx Template:Transliteration Template:IPA) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, and has a population of over 1.3 million. The capital is the city of Damietta.

Damietta (city) is famous for its guava farms, as well as the palm trees that cover the coast from Ras El Bar in the east to Gamasa in the west. The governorate exports millions of palm trees to many countries every year, including Greece and China. Damietta also produces wheat, maize, cotton, rice, potatoes, lemons, grapes and tomatoes. It is also famous for its sweet industry, sardine packing, furniture industry and Domiati cheese. Ras El Bar, one of the oldest summer resorts in Egypt, is located at the point where the Nile river meets the Mediterranean Sea.

In August 2018, Manal Awad Mikhail was the first Coptic woman to be appointed as a governor in Egypt.<ref name="Streets">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 3 July 2024, the new governor of Damietta was Ayman el-Shahaby.

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.<ref name="Suhad_2018_Port">Template:Cite news</ref>

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with an estimated population of 1,610,586 as of January 2023.<ref name="CAPMAS2023" />

Municipal Divisions
Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Population
(January 2023 Est.)		 Type
Al Sarw Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 29,782 Kism (fully urban)
El Zarqa Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 151,020 Markaz
Damietta Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 354,716 Markaz
Damietta 1 Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 120,752 Kism (fully urban)
Damietta 2 Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 190,357 Kism (fully urban)
Faraskur Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 273,979 Markaz
Police Dept. Port of Damietta Template:Lang Template:Transliteration Police-administrated Area
Kafr El Battikh Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 142,627 Markaz
Kafr Saad Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 281,533 Markaz
New Damietta Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 55,434 Kism (fully urban)
Ras El Bar Template:Lang Template:Transliteration 10,386 Kism (fully urban)

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.<ref name="pop">Template:Cite web</ref>

Industrial zones

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) the governorate is home to two industrial zones.<ref name="IndustrialZones">Template:Cite web</ref>

Zone name Space (feddans)
New Damietta 558
General Free Zone in Damietta 190

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.Template:Citation needed

Administrative divisions

The governorate consists of 4 subdivisions, 10 cities, 35 local village units, 59 villages and 722 sub-villages. The subdivisions are Damietta, Faraskur, El Zarqa and Kafr Saad. The governorate includes 7 colleges and institutes, 19 professional training centers, and 657 pre-college schools.

See also

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References

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