Red Sea Governorate
Red Sea Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البحر الأحمر Muḥafaẓah al Baḥr al Aḥmar) is one of the 27 governorates (States) of Egypt. Located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country, its southern border forms part of Egypt's border with Sudan. Its capital and largest city is Hurghada.
Red Sea Governorate | |
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Red Sea Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 25°32′1″N 33°26′18″E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Seat | Hurghada (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ahmed Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 203,685 km2 (78,643 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
| • Total | 400,069 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 76 billion (US$ 4.8 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.738 high · 10th |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1937 | 9,914 | — |
| 1947 | 15,929 | +60.7% |
| 1957 | N/A | — |
| 1966 | 38,000 | — |
| 1976 | 56,191 | +47.9% |
| 1986 | 90,491 | +61.0% |
| 1996 | 157,314 | +73.8% |
| 2006 | 288,661 | +83.5% |
| 2017 | 361,480 | +25.2% |
| 2018E | 366,000 | +1.3% |
| 2023E | 400,069 | +9.3% |
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