How many subdivisions does Egypt have?

Egypt has 27 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:EG, including 27 governorates.

What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Egypt?

Egypt subdivision codes follow the format EG-XX, where EG is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, EG-ALX represents Al Iskandarīyah.

How to get Egypt subdivisions in JavaScript?

Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('EG') to get all 27 subdivisions, or import directly from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/EG' for tree-shaking.

🇪🇬Egypt Governorates

All 27 Egypt subdivisions with ISO 3166-2:EG codes - Africa / Northern Africa

Total

27 subdivisions

Types

Governorate

ISO Standard

ISO 3166-2:EG

Code Example

import { subdivision } from '@koshmoney/countries';

// Get all Egypt subdivisions
const subs = subdivision.getByCountry('EG');
// => 27 subdivisions

// Look up a specific subdivision
subdivision.get('EG-ALX');
// => { code: 'EG-ALX', name: 'Al Iskandarīyah', type: 'Governorate' }

// Validate a subdivision code
subdivision.isValidCode('EG-ALX');  // true
subdivision.isValidRegion('EG', 'ALX');  // true

Tree-Shaking Tip

Import only Egypt subdivisions to minimize bundle size:

// Import only Egypt subdivisions for smaller bundles
import { subdivisions } from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/EG';

Object.entries(subdivisions);
// => 27 entries

All Egypt Governorates

Code	Name	Type
EG-ALX	Al Iskandarīyah	Governorate
EG-ASN	Aswān	Governorate
EG-AST	Asyūţ	Governorate
EG-BA	Al Baḩr al Aḩmar	Governorate
EG-BH	Al Buḩayrah	Governorate
EG-BNS	Banī Suwayf	Governorate
EG-C	Al Qāhirah	Governorate
EG-DK	Ad Daqahlīyah	Governorate
EG-DT	Dumyāţ	Governorate
EG-FYM	Al Fayyūm	Governorate
EG-GH	Al Gharbīyah	Governorate
EG-GZ	Al Jīzah	Governorate
EG-IS	Al Ismā'īlīyah	Governorate
EG-JS	Janūb Sīnā'	Governorate
EG-KB	Al Qalyūbīyah	Governorate
EG-KFS	Kafr ash Shaykh	Governorate
EG-KN	Qinā	Governorate
EG-LX	Al Uqşur	Governorate
EG-MN	Al Minyā	Governorate
EG-MNF	Al Minūfīyah	Governorate
EG-MT	Maţrūḩ	Governorate
EG-PTS	Būr Sa‘īd	Governorate
EG-SHG	Sūhāj	Governorate
EG-SHR	Ash Sharqīyah	Governorate
EG-SIN	Shamāl Sīnā'	Governorate
EG-SUZ	As Suways	Governorate
EG-WAD	Al Wādī al Jadīd	Governorate

FAQ

How many subdivisions does Egypt have?: Egypt has 27 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:EG, including 27 governorates.
What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Egypt?: Egypt subdivision codes follow the format EG-XX, where EG is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, EG-ALX represents Al Iskandarīyah.
How to get Egypt subdivisions in JavaScript?: Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('EG') to get all 27 subdivisions.

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Use Egypt subdivision data in your project

Get all 27 Egypt subdivisions with ISO 3166-2 codes, plus countries, currencies, postal codes, and more.

npm install @koshmoney/countries