Qalyubia Governorate

• Name — Qalyubia Governorate • Settlement Type — Governorate • Blank Emblem Size — 75px • Subdivision Type — Country • Seat — Benha • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Ayman Attiyya • Area Total Km2 — 1,124 • Population Total — 6,217,766 • Population As Of — January 2024 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — GDP • Demographics1 Title1 — Total • Demographics1 Info1 — EGP 339 billion (US$ 21.6 billion) • Timezone1 — EGY • Utc Offset1 — +2 • Timezone1 Dst — EEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +3 • Blank Name Sec2 — HDI (2021) • Blank Info Sec2 — 0.735 high · 11th • Website — http: www.qaliobia.gov.eg

Qalyubia is derived from the city of Qalyub, whose name is an arabization of Calliope (Ancient Greek: Καλλιόπη, romanized: Kalliópē), the Muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology.

Banha and several other settlements blend into the neighboring Cairo Governorate; as a result, parts of Qalyubia (particularly Shubra El Kheima) are generally considered to form part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area (along with Cairo governorate, Giza city and 6 October City).

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of January 2024 of 6,217,766. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name. Municipal Divisions • Anglicized name — Native name — Arabic transliteration — Population (January 2023 Est.) — Type • Khanka — قسم الخانكه — Al-Khānkah — 83,420 — Kism (fully urban) • Khanka — مركز الخانكة — Al-Khānkah — 618,189 — Markaz • Khusus — قسم الخصوص — 499,514 — Kism (fully urban) • El Qanater El Khayreya — مركز القناطر الخيرية — Al-Qanāṭir al-Khayriyah — 546,560 — Markaz • El Ubour — قسم العبور — 142,003 — Kism (fully urban) • Banha — مركز بنها — Banhā — 519,640 — Markaz • Banha 1 — قسم اول بنها — Banhā 1 — 116,113 — Kism (fully urban) • Banha 2 — قسم ثان بنها — Banhā 2 — 70,105 — Kism (fully urban) • Kafr Shukr — مركز كفر شكر — Kafr Shukr — 203,522 — Markaz • Qaha — قسم قها — 51,917 — Kism (urban and rural parts) • Qalyub — قسم قليوب — Qalyūb — 159,760 — Kism (fully urban) • Qalyub — مركز قليوب — Qalyūb — 603,868 — Markaz • Shubra El Kheima 1 — قسم أول شبرا الخيمة — Shubrā al-Khaymah 1 — 525,812 — Kism (fully urban) • Shubra El Kheima 2 — قسم ثان شبرا الخيمة — Shubrā al-Khaymah 2 — 741,395 — Kism (fully urban) • Shibin El Qanater — مركز شبين القناطر — 581,892 — Markaz • Tukh — مركز طوخ — 639,329 — Markaz

According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 44.7%. Out of an estimated 5,105,972 people residing in the governorate, 2,825,045 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 2,280,927 in urban areas.

The cities in the Qalyubia Governorate are: • Banha • El-Khankah • Qaha • Qalyub • Shibin El Qanater • Shubra El Kheima • Tukh • El Qanater El Khayreya • Kafr Shukr • Obour City • Khusus

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Qalyubiyya: • Zone name • El Sherouq Industrial Zone (Abu Zaabal) • El Safa Industrial Zone for Foundries (El Zahar Area) • El Aqrasha Industrial Zone

Qalyubia is known for its agricultural production of crops, fruits and vegetables. The most important of these crops include maize, cotton, wheat, citrus fruits, bananas, oranges and apricots. Qalyubia is also the leading Egyptian governorate in the production of poultry and eggs.

In 1981, the Basic Village Service Program (BVS) had several water projects going on in the Qalyubia Governorate. In a program that began on August 28, 2012 (through 2018), the European Union invested 40 million Euros on upgrading the infrastructure of informal areas in Qalyubia Governorate.