Beheira Governorate
Beheira Governorate is a governorate in Egypt. The capital is Damanhur.
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 Beheira Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°37′N 30°26′E / 30.61°N 30.43°ECoordinates: 30°37′N 30°26′E / 30.61°N 30.43°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Seat | Damanhur (capital) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,826 km2 (3,794 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2018) | |
| • Total | 6,277,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Website | behira |
In 2017, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi appointed the first female governor in the country's history, Nadia Abdo, for Beheira's Governorate.[3]
Cities and towns
References
- ↑ "Population Estimates By Governorate ( Urban /Rural ) 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "El-Beheira Governorate". sis.gov.eg. 24 May 2016.
- ↑ (in en-us) Egypt’s first-ever female governor marches to a different drummer. 2017-02-22. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/02/egypt-appoint-first-female-governor-nadia-abdu-baheira.html. Retrieved 2017-02-22.