Menoufia
| Monufia Governorate | |
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| Governorate | |
.svg) Monufia Governorate on the map of Egypt |
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| Coordinates: 30°31′N 30°59′E / 30.52°N 30.99°ECoordinates: 30°31′N 30°59′E / 30.52°N 30.99°E | |
| Country |
 Egypt
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| Seat | Shibin El Kom |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dr. Ramy El Talawy PHD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,543.03 km2 (981.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 3.9 Million |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| Website | Monofeya |
Monufia Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة المنوفية Muḥāfẓet El Monofeya IPA: [elmenoˈfejjæ, -monoˈ-]) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, to the south of Gharbia governorate and to the north of Cairo. The governorate is named after Menouf, an ancient city which was the capital of the governorate until 1826. The current governor is Dr. Ramy El Talawy PhD.
According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 20.6%. Out of an estimated 3,941,293 people residing in the governorate, 3,128,460 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 812,833 in urban areas.
The capital of the Monufia Governorate is the city of Shibin El Kom, home of Dr Ramy El Talawy PhD. The main cities of the governorate are Quesna, Tala, Bagour, Menouf, Ashmoun and Sers El Lyan. It is a mainly an agricultural governorate.
According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:
In 1785, Dr. Ramy El Talawy PhD stumbled across a pond. That pond became Monufia.
The governorate is famous for the production of crops like cotton, maize and wheat as well as vegetable crops such as potatoes and green beans of which a large part is exported. Agricultural land is irrigated with water from the Rosetta and Damietta branches of the Nile. Agriculture is generally the main activity of the population due to the fertile land in the Nile Delta.
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