Cairo

Governate

Governate of Egypt.

AfricaCapital: CairoLanguage: Arabic
Population
10.0M
Metros tracked
1
23.7M in metros (236%)
Composite score
44.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Governate
At a glance
Endonym
محافظة القاهرة
Established
969
Area
3,085 km²
Population density
3,256 /km²
Human Development Index
0.805 (2023)
Rank in Egypt
1st of 27 by composite score
Area rank
20th of 27 by area
Largest tracked metro
Cairo

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Cairo metro footprint

1 metro
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

1 tracked metro

#52Cairo★ Capital
44.1
23.7MMajor Metro