Nr. Name Area (km²) Population (2015) Capital 2 Alexandria 2,300 4,812,186 Alexandria 27 Aswan 62,726 1,431,488 Aswan 22 Asyut 25,926 4,245,215 Asyut 3 Beheira 9,826 5,804,262 Damanhur 19 Beni Suef 10,954 2,856,812 Beni Suef 16 Cairo 3,085 9,278,441 Cairo 5 Dakahlia 3,538 5,949,001 Mansura 6 Damietta 910 1,330,843 Damietta 15 Faiyum 6,068 3,170,150 Faiyum 9 Gharbia 1,942 4,751,865 Tanta 14 Giza 13,184 7,585,115 Giza 13 Ismailia 5,067 1,178,641 Ismailia 4 Kafr el-Sheikh 3,467 3,172,753 Kafr el-Sheikh 26 Luxor 2,410 1,147,058 Luxor 1 Matruh 166,563 447,846 Mersa Matruh 20 Minya 32,279 5,156,702 Minya 10 Monufia 2,499 3,941,293 Shibin el-Kom 21 New Valley 440,098 225,416 Kharga 8 North Sinai 28,992 434,781 Arish 7 Port Said 1,345 666,599 Port Said 11 Qalyubia 1,124 5,105,972 Banha 25 Qena 10,798 3,045,504 Qena 23 Red Sea 119,099 345,775 Hurghada 12 Sharqia 4,911 6,485,412 Zagazig 24 Sohag 11,022 4,603,861 Sohag 18 South Sinai 31,272 167,426 El-Tor 17 Suez 9,002 622,859 Suez