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The population of the districts of Greater Cairo according to census results and latest official estimates.

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NameStatusNativeGovernoratePopulation
Census
1996-11-19
Population
Census
2006-11-11
Population
Estimate
2017-07-01
Population
Estimate
2021-07-01
15 Māyū [15th of May City]Kism (fully urban)قسم 15 مايوAl-Qāhirah65,56090,74093,87998,521
'ĀbidīnKism (fully urban)قسم عابدينAl-Qāhirah48,70442,22340,45042,477
Ad-Darb al-AḥmarKism (fully urban)قسم الدرب الأحمرAl-Qāhirah78,37560,48858,67761,588
Ad-DuqqīKism (fully urban)قسم الدقيAl-Jīzah...83,43071,16174,964
'Ain SchamsKism (fully urban)قسم عين شمسAl-Qāhirah469,030525,034616,374646,982
Al-AhrāmKism (fully urban)قسم الأهرامAl-Jīzah......661,478696,696
Al-'AjūzahKism (fully urban)قسم العجوزةAl-Jīzah...258,511279,400294,299
Al-AmīriīahKism (fully urban)قسم الاميريهAl-Qāhirah164,211165,407153,046160,658
Al-Azbakiyah [Azbakeya]Kism (fully urban)قسم الأزبكيةAl-Qāhirah30,37528,03319,82620,816
Al-Badrashayn [Badrshein]Markazمركز البدرشينAl-Jīzah285,858383,610539,656584,885
Al-BasātīnKism (fully urban)قسم البساتينAl-Qāhirah326,220390,894497,041521,642
Al-ḤawāmidiyahKism (urban and rural parts)قسم الحوامديةAl-Jīzah115,376140,408191,552203,371
Al-JamāliyahKism (fully urban)قسم الجماليةAl-Qāhirah59,15949,83436,48538,299
Al-Jīzah [Giza]Kism (fully urban)قسم الجيزةAl-Jīzah238,567251,596286,668301,967
Al-Jīzah [Giza]Markazمركز الجيزةAl-Jīzah180,568241,506369,351399,467
Al-KhalīfahKism (fully urban)قسم الخليفةAl-Qāhirah......105,578110,815
Al-KhānkahKism (fully urban)قسم الخانكهAl-Qalyūbyah55,01359,07776,74481,646
Al-KhānkahMarkazمركز الخانكةAl-Qalyūbyah...377,014574,569606,693
Al-KhuṣūṣKism (fully urban)قسم الخصوصAl-Qalyūbyah...291,242459,586488,904
Al-Ma'ādī [Maadi]Kism (fully urban)قسم المعاديAl-Qāhirah70,41578,12288,86993,291
Al-Marj [El Marg]Kism (fully urban)قسم المرجAl-Qāhirah251,589507,035801,222840,978
Al-Ma'ṣarahKism (fully urban)قسم المعصرهAl-Qāhirah...252,780270,907284,370
Al-Maṭariyah [Matariyyah]Kism (fully urban)قسم المطريةAl-Qāhirah498,670498,663604,428634,405
Al-MuqaṭṭamKism (fully urban)قسم المقطمAl-Qāhirah......224,860236,015
Al-MūskīKism (fully urban)قسم الموسكيAl-Qāhirah28,58222,29416,71517,550
Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 1 [New Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول القاهرة الجديدةAl-Qāhirah...27,990136,271143,025
Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 2 [New Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان القاهرة الجديدةAl-Qāhirah...40,00590,96095,482
Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 3 [New Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثالث القاهره الجديدهAl-Qāhirah...54,34471,11274,632
Al-Qanāṭir al-KhayriyahMarkazمركز القناطر الخيريةAl-Qalyūbyah296,731383,102507,179536,164
Al-'Ubūr [El Ubour]Kism (fully urban)قسم العبورAl-Qalyūbyah...43,600130,654138,987
Al-'UmrāniyahKism (fully urban)قسم العمرانيةAl-Jīzah......367,274386,844
Al-WarrāqKism (urban and rural parts)قسم الوراقAl-Jīzah395,258509,129724,963774,581
Al-WaylīKism (fully urban)قسم الوايليAl-Qāhirah89,75877,64979,54883,515
An-NuzhahKism (fully urban)قسم النزهةAl-Qāhirah154,969161,946231,987243,517
Ash-SharābiyahKism (fully urban)قسم الشرابيةAl-Qāhirah247,433215,595187,806197,146
Ash-Shaykh Zāyid [Sheikh Zayed City]Kism (fully urban)قسم الشيخ زايدAl-Jīzah029,42290,99795,854
Ash-ShurūqKism (fully urban)قسم الشروقAl-Qāhirah...22,57087,56591,899
As-SāḥilKism (fully urban)قسم الساحلAl-Qāhirah333,929305,322317,442333,210
As-Salām 1Kism (fully urban)قسم أول السلامAl-Qāhirah304,553441,000482,271506,185
As-Salām 2Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان السلامAl-Qāhirah52,329108,000154,267161,909
As-Sayyidah ZaynabKism (fully urban)قسم السيدة زينبAl-Qāhirah156,142132,249136,722143,525
Aṭ-ṬālbīahKism (fully urban)قسم الطالبيهAl-Jīzah......459,178483,690
At-TibbīnKism (fully urban)قسم التبينAl-Qāhirah59,36668,89772,27675,872
Awsīm [Ossim]Markazمركز أوسيمAl-Jīzah193,751275,059384,527415,735
Aẓ-ẒāhirKism (fully urban)قسم الظاهرAl-Qāhirah67,03164,00972,10175,695
Az-Zamālik [Zamalek]Kism (fully urban)قسم الزمالكAl-Qāhirah15,34317,36514,99315,742
Az-Zāwiyah al-Ḥamrā'Kism (fully urban)قسم الزاوية الحمراءAl-Qāhirah306,165315,465319,198335,060
Az-Zaytūn [Zeitoun]Kism (fully urban)قسم الزيتونAl-Qāhirah159,172156,910174,738183,443
Bāb ash-Sha'riyahKism (fully urban)قسم باب الشعريةAl-Qāhirah59,95654,08446,82349,145
BūlāqKism (fully urban)قسم بولاقAl-Qāhirah75,09862,47048,30150,709
Būlāq al-DakrūrKism (fully urban)قسم بولاق الدكرورAl-Jīzah...701,655963,2011,014,537
Dār as-SalāmKism (fully urban)قسم دار السلامAl-Qāhirah340,708430,763527,335553,472
Hada'iq al-Qubbah Kism (fully urban)قسم حدائق القبةAl-Qāhirah304,478289,758317,092332,851
Ḥulwān [Helwan]Kism (fully urban)قسم حلوانAl-Qāhirah...396,791522,927548,919
Imbābah [Imbaba]Kism (fully urban)قسم امبابةAl-Jīzah523,265598,882634,686668,471
KirdāsahMarkazمركز كرداسةAl-Jīzah......449,596485,132
Madīnat an-Naṣr 1 [Nasr City]Kism (fully urban)قسم مدينة نصر أولAl-Qāhirah291,571501,597636,864668,413
Madīnat an-Naṣr 2 [Nasr City]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثانى مدينه نصرAl-Qāhirah68,15675,91772,41475,994
Madīnat 'Ashirh min-Ramaḍān 1 [10th of Ramadan City]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول مدينة عشرة رمضانAsh-Sharqiyah...58,98674,16483,191
Madīnat 'Ashirh min-Ramaḍān 2 [10th of Ramadan City]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان مدينة عشرة رمضانAsh-Sharqiyah...66,934145,278162,957
Madīnat BadrKism (fully urban)قسم مدينة بدرAl-Qāhirah24817,15831,39832,940
Madīnat Sittah Uktūbar 2 [6th of October City]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان 6 أكتوبرAl-Jīzah...115,302197,019207,505
Madīnat Sittah Uktūbar 1 & 3 [6th of October City]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول 6 أكتوبر / قسم ثالث 6 أكتوبرAl-Jīzah...38,791152,999161,145
Miṣr al-Jādidah [Heliopolis]Kism (fully urban)قسم مصر الجديدةAl-Qāhirah120,977113,611134,549141,237
Miṣr al-Qadīmah [Old Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم مصر القديمةAl-Qāhirah228,683217,390251,125263,577
Munsha'āt Nāṣr [Manshiyat Naser]Kism (fully urban)قسم منشأة ناصرAl-Qāhirah168,425262,050259,205272,062
QalyūbKism (fully urban)قسم قليوبAl-Qalyūbyah77,081107,303146,987156,363
QalyūbMarkazمركز قليوبAl-Qalyūbyah264,375365,892561,254592,638
Qaṣr an-NīlKism (fully urban)قسم قصر النيلAl-Qāhirah12,93510,03510,59611,130
Rūd al-Faraj [Rod El Farag]Kism (fully urban)قسم روض الفرجAl-Qāhirah178,145144,510146,102153,382
ShubrāKism (fully urban)قسم شبراAl-Qāhirah83,75371,11876,94280,777
Shubrā al-Khaymah 1 [Shubra el-Kheima]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول شبرا الخيمةAl-Qalyūbyah416,812461,689483,762514,637
Shubrā al-Khaymah 2 [Shubra el-Kheima]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان شبرا الخيمةAl-Qalyūbyah453,963563,880682,152725,652
Ṭurah [Tura]Kism (fully urban)قسم طرهAl-Qāhirah67,27094,107231,154242,022
Al-Qāhirah al-Kubrā [Greater Cairo]Metropolitan Areaالقاهرة الكبرى12,600,00015,628,32520,236,47621,381,869

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt (web).

Explanation: The tabulated estimates are based on the results of the 2018 census. Some figures for 2006 are computed using preliminary census results. Area figures of districts are derived from geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2021)
Males11,063,528
Females10,318,340
Urbanization (E 2021)
Rural3,504,972
Urban17,876,897