sentences:  According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 18.9%.Out of an estimated 5,566,702 people residing in the governorate, 4,683,284 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 979,418 in urban areas.Little is known today about Minya Governorate compared to its great wealth of archaeological sites.