Giza Governorate
Map of Giza Governorate
0100 km (62 mi)200 km (124 mi)300 km (186 mi)400 km (249 mi)
Height
2 m (7 ft), 40 m (131 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), Max altitude 802 m (2630 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Height from west to east in Giza Governorate
Height from south to north in Giza Governorate
1Nile11 to 25 m2Rosetta Branch4 to 20 m3Wādī Umm Rūsā17 to 443 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Giza
Population: 8,632,021 (Wikidata, 2017)
Area: 13,184 km² / 5,090 sq mi
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: 802 m
Lowest point: 2 m
Borders
- Cairo Governorate — Northeast
- Suez Governorate — East
- Qalyubia Governorate — Northeast
- Beheira Governorate — Northeast
- New Valley Governorate — South
- Faiyum Governorate — Northeast
- Minya Governorate — East
- Matruh Governorate — Northwest
- Beni Suef Governorate — East
- Monufia Governorate — Northeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+02:00