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Geography |
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The Red Sea Governorate is bordered on the north by the
Suez Governorate, to the east by the Red Sea, and to the west by the governorates of
Aswan,
Qena,
Sohag,
Asyut,
al-Minya and
Beni Suef. In the south it is bordered by
Sudan's
Red Sea State. The area of Red Sea Governorate is 203,685 km2 ,
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Red Sea Governorate |
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Red Sea Governorate is one of
the
governorates
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.
It consists of its
capital
the city of
Hurghada
in addition to 5 other cities (Ras Ghareb – Safaga – Qusier
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Population |
The population of Red Sea Governorate is 501,762 inhabitants (according
to the latest census in 201
6), of which more than 275,000 lived in a few towns along the coast.
Historically, the population since 1937 was as follows:
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1937: 9914
- 1947: 15 929 -
1966: 38,000 -1976: 56 191
- 1986: 90 491
-1996 155 695 -2006:
288 23
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