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Top 20 most populous cities · Cairo Governorate

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Why these 20

City population from Wikidata's preferred figure (usually the latest census or official estimate). City limits differ a lot between countries, so compare within a country first.

  1. 1

    Cairo

    القاهرة

    capital city of Egypt

    9,801,536 · 🇪🇬 Egypt

  2. 2

    New Cairo

    القاهرة الجديدة

    town east of Cairo in Egypt

    1,500,000 · 🇪🇬 Egypt

  3. 3

    Helwan

    حلوان

    city in Cairo Governorate

    619,293 · 🇪🇬 Egypt

  4. 4

    Dar El Salam

    دار السلام

    district in Cairo Governorate, Egypt

    567,516 · 🇪🇬 Egypt

  5. 5

    Shorouk city

    مدينة الشروق

    City in Egypt

    340,000 · 🇪🇬 Egypt

How it is measured

Wikidata: cities and big cities with 300,000 people or more.

References

  1. Wikidata query: cities by population, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 23:23 UTC.

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