Sharqia Governorate
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| Sharqia Governorate |
| — Governorate of Egypt — |
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Sharqia Governorate on the map of Egypt |
| Country |
 Egypt |
| Seat |
Zagazig (capital) |
| Area |
| • Total |
4,180 km2 (1,610 sq miExpression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".) |
| Population (2006) |
| • Total |
5,340,058 |
| • Density |
1,300/km2 (3,300/sq miExpression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".) |
| Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
- "Sharqia" redirects here. For the region of Oman, see Ash Sharqiyah.
Sharqia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الشرقية Muḥāfaẓa aš Šarqīya, English: Eastern Governorate) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig.
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