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Red Sea Governorate
Governorate
Anba Antonios Monastery
Anba Antonios Monastery
Flag of Red Sea Governorate
Official logo of Red Sea Governorate
Red Sea Governorate on the map of Egypt
Red Sea Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 25°32′1″N 33°26′18″E / 25.53361°N 33.43833°E / 25.53361; 33.43833
CountryRed Sea Governorate Egypt
SeatHurghada (capital)
Government
 • GovernorAhmed Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah[1]
Area
 • Total203,685 km2 (78,643 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)[2]
 • Total400,069
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • TotalEGP 76 billion
(US$ 4.8 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)0.738[4]
high · 10th
Websitewww.redsea.gov.eg
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1937 9,914—    
1947 15,929+60.7%
1957 N/A—    
1966 38,000—    
1976 56,191+47.9%
1986 90,491+61.0%
1996 157,314+73.8%
2006 288,661+83.5%
2017 361,480+25.2%
2018E 366,000+1.3%
2023E 400,069+9.3%
sources:[5][2]

Red Sea Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البحر الأحمر Muḥafaẓah al Baḥr al Aḥmar) is one of the 27 governorates (States) of Egypt. Located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country, its southern border forms part of Egypt's border with Sudan. Its capital and largest city is Hurghada.

  1. ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "ﻋـــﺩﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻛــﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭﻯ ﻟﻸﻗﺳــﺎﻡ" (PDF). www.capmas.gov.eg (in Arabic). January 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ Law, Gwillim (23 November 1999). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 Through 1998. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6097-7.

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