The governorate is divided into the city of
Cairo, and the unallocated desert hinter land (). Cairo city is subdivided into four Areas () headed by a deputy governor each, and 38 Districts (, sing. ) with their own governor appointed heads.
The Northern Area divided into 9 Districts:
Shubra, Al-Zawiya al-Hamra, Hadayek al-Kobba,
Rod al-Farg, al-Sharabiya, al-Sahel, al-Zaytoun, Al-Amiriya, and al-Waili
The Eastern Area divided into 9 Districts: Misr al-Gadidah (
Heliopolis), Al-Nozha,
Nasr City East (Sharq Madinet Nasr),
Nasr City West (Gharb Madinet Nasr), al-Salam Awwal, al-Salam Thani,
al-Matariya, and
al-Marg. In addition to
New Cairo,
Al-Shorouk,
Badr, and
The New Capital.
The Western Area divided into 9 Districts:
Manshiyat Nasser, Al-Wayli, Wasat al-Qahira:
Al-Darb al-Ahmar,
al-Gamaliyya, al-Hussein),
Boulaq, Gharb El-Qahira (
Zamalek,
Garden City,
Down Town),
Abdeen,
Azbakeya, al-Muski, and Bab El-Shaaria.
The Southern Area divided into 12 Districts: Masr El-Qadima (
Old Cairo), al-Khalifa,
al-Moqattam, al-Basatin, Dar El-Salam, El-Sayeda Zeinab,
al-Tebbin,
Helwan,
al-Ma'sara,
al-Maadi,
Tora, and
15th may City. In addition to Cairo City, there are six satellite cities that are under the jurisdiction of the
Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities who chairs the
New Urban Communities Authority that directly controls them (planning, land sales, zoning), while the governorate departments () control police and select public services (education, health, subsidised food). The more populated ones are subdivided into , while the ones still under construction are yet to have governorate representation. These cities are: •
New Cairo •
El Shorouk •
Badr •
15th of May •
The New Capital • Capital Gardens As of January 2023, the
municipal divisions had a total estimated population as of 10,203,693. == Population ==