Red Sea Governorate
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The Red Sea Governorate (Template:Langx Template:Transliteration) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. Located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country, its southern border forms part of Egypt's border with Sudan. Its capital and largest city is Hurghada.
Municipal divisions
The governorate is divided into municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2024 of 410,229. In the case of Red Sea governorate, some are fully urban, some are fully rural, and some are a combination of both.<ref name="Population by Subdivision">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Gwillim Law">Template:Cite web</ref>
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurghada 1 | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 83,888 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Hurghada 2 | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 128,713 | Kism (fully urban) |
| El Qusair | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 53,230 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Shalateen | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 13,761 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Halaib | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 8,312 | Kism (fully rural) |
| Marsa Alam | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 9,147 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Ras Gharib | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 46,297 | Kism (urban and rural parts) |
| Safaga | Template:Lang | Template:Transliteration | 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, and has a population of 400,069 as of 2023.<ref name="CAPMAS2023"/>
Industrial zones
According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in the Red Sea Governorate:<ref name="IndustrialZones">Template:Cite web</ref>
| Zone name |
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| Alaki 1 |
| Alaki 2 |
| Baranis 1 |
| Baranis 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 Al-Qusair, Safaga and Marsa Alam. In addition to the numerous hotels and tourist establishments in the centers are located in Al-Bahr al-Ahmar 2 official nature reserves are to be developed for tourism or. The Wadi al-Gamal National Park (Valley of the camels) at Hamata near the town of Marsa Alam and the Gebel Elba National Park in disputed Halaib Triangle north of the town of Halaib. Besides a strong tourism industry, there is also a large offshore fishing industry. The area, which extends over the province, is rich in minerals, such as in phosphates. The Ras Gharib region contains 70% of Egypt's oil production.