Kafr El Sheikh Governorate


Kafr El Sheikh is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr El Sheikh.
Kafr El Sheikh is the first nationwide in the cultivation of long-staple cotton for export.
WWW kafrelsheikh.gov.eg

Overview

Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, which was once part of the Gharbia Governorate, was created in 1949. It was originally named Fuadiyah in honor of King Fuad I of Egypt. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr El Sheikh. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief".
The area occupied today by the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate encompasses the ancient region of Bashmur and has been inhabited since ancient times and so it has a noteworthy number of archaeological sites, at Tell Metoubes, Fuwwah, Desouk, Tell Qabrit, and other settlements around Lake Burrulus. The capital of Lower Egypt, called "Buto", is located at present-day Tell El Faraain, near Desouk.

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 3,695,336. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.
Anglicized nameNative nameArabic transliterationPopulation
Type
Burullus مركز البرلس259,358 Markaz
El Hamool مركز الحامول317,687 Markaz
El Reyad مركز الرياض204,100 Markaz
Bila قسم بيلا90,380 Kism
Bila مركز بيلا236,766 Markaz
Desoukقسم دسوق151,492 Kism
Desoukمركز دسوق449,453 Markaz
Fuwaمركز فوه197,682 Markaz
Kafr el Sheikh مركز كفر الشيخ489,054 Markaz
Kafr el Sheikh 1 قسم أول كفر الشيخ157,222 Kism
Kafr el Sheikh 2 قسم ثان كفر الشيخ 40,212 Kism
Metoubes مركز مطوبس331,460 Markaz
Qallin مركز قلين290,876 Markaz
Sidi Salem مركز سيدى سالم479,594 Markaz

Population

According to population estimates, in 2023 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 23.1%. Out of an estimated people residing in the governorate, 2,890,914 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 868,402 in urban areas.

Cities and towns

Lake Burullus is located in the north of the Kafr El Sheikh governorate. The following are in Kafr El Sheikh:

Industrial zones

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones, the following industrial zones are located in Kafr El Sheikh:
Zone name
Balteem Industrial Zone
Industrial Zone in Mlaha of Moneisi
Metoubas Industrial Zone and Its Extension

Projects and programs

In 2016, Switzerland committed to funding a solid waste management program in Kafr El Sheikh, a project with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment that will conclude in 2021. The National Solid Waste Management Programme involves the construction of infrastructure for new as well as the expansion and improvement of existing waste treatment, landfill, and recycling facilities.

Economy

Industries include cotton-processing factories, rice and fishing. Kafr Elsheikh is also home to one of the biggest sugar factories in the region.

Education

Kafr El Sheikh University comprises faculties for medicine, commerce, engineering, agriculture, veterinary medicine, arts, physical education, science, education, special education, dentistry, physical therapy, alsun and pharmacy.

Notable people