As of 2022, the total inhabited area of Egypt was close to 105,199 square kilometers. This means that only a mere 10.5 percent of the total area of the country is inhabited, while the rest is desert. The majority of the population lives on the banks of the rich Nile River. Moreover, ElWadi ElGidid governorate had the largest inhabited area in Egypt, with close to 13,000 square kilometers. Matrouh and Aswan governorates followed, with an inhabited area of 12,760 square kilometers and 12.203 square kilometers, respectively.
Total inhabited area of Egypt as of 2022, by governorate
(in square kilometers)
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CAPMAS (Egypt). (March 8, 2023). Total inhabited area of Egypt as of 2022, by governorate (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230776/total-inhabited-area-by-governorate-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt). "Total inhabited area of Egypt as of 2022, by governorate (in square kilometers)." Chart. March 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230776/total-inhabited-area-by-governorate-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt). (2023). Total inhabited area of Egypt as of 2022, by governorate (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230776/total-inhabited-area-by-governorate-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt). "Total Inhabited Area of Egypt as of 2022, by Governorate (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230776/total-inhabited-area-by-governorate-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt), Total inhabited area of Egypt as of 2022, by governorate (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230776/total-inhabited-area-by-governorate-in-egypt/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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