4-726: El Salheya El Gedida ("New Salheya") is a city in the Sharqia Governorate , Egypt . It was established in 1982, as part of the first generation of the new Egyptian cities. Köppen climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt . This geography of Egypt article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sharqia Governorate Sharqia Governorate ( Arabic : محافظة الشرقية , romanized : Muḥāfaẓat ash-Sharqiyya , Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [eʃ.ʃæɾˈʔejjæ] , rural: [eʃ.ʃæɾˈɡejje] ; lit. ' Governorate of
8-663: The Eastern ' ) is the third most populous of the 27 governorates of Egypt . Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig . Bilbeis is the former capital of Sharqia. A section of the governorate once was part of the Qalyubia Governorate . There is a strong agriculture industry, poultry and fish farming in Sharqia. The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently some social safety networks have been provided in
12-402: The form of financial assistance and job opportunities. The funding has been coordinated by the country's Ministry of Finance and with assistance from international organizations. The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 7,021,046 . In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with
16-480: The same name. According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 23.1%. Out of an estimated 6,485,412 people residing in the governorate in 2015, 4,987,707 people lived in rural areas and 1,497,705 lived in urban areas. According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) the governorate
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