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	Cairo (القاهرة)
	Governorate
Country	Egypt
Capital	Cairo
Area	453 km2 (175 sq mi)
Population	6,758,581 (2006 census)
	Map of Egypt with Cairo highlighted

Cairo Governorate (Arabic: القاهرة‎) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital is the national capital of Cairo of which it is coterminous with. Because it is completely urbanized, the governorate is considered a city proper, and functions as a municipality.

Parts of the governorate were separated in April 2008 to form Helwan governorate.

[edit] References

^ (xls) Population and Housing Census 2006, Governorate level, Population distribution by sex, Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/ows-img2/xls/rep1ne.xls, retrieved 9 July 2009 . Adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on 17 April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate.

[edit] External links

Cairo Governorate Official website (in Arabic and English)
City subdivisions
List of previous governors (in Arabic)

Coordinates: 30°02′N 31°13′E / 30.033°N 31.217°E / 30.033; 31.217

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[Capmas2006-0] (xls) Population and Housing Census 2006, Governorate level, Population distribution by sex, Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/ows-img2/xls/rep1ne.xls, retrieved 9 July 2009 . Adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on 17 April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate.

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