Hihya

Hihya ههيا
City
Hihya Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30.6687°N 31.5904°E / 30.6687; 31.5904
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Sharqia
Area [1]
• Total	117.4 km^2 (45.3 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	317,772
• Density	2,700/km^2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Hihya (Arabic: ههيا) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. It had a population of 66,702 in the 2017 census.[2]

The 1885 Egyptian census recorded Hihya as a nahiyah in the district of Sawaleh in Sharqia Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 4,011 (2,009 men and 2,002 women).[3]

Notable people

• Sama El Masry, an Egyptian dancer.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Egypt

References

1. "Hihyā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
2. "The population of the governorates of Egypt according to census results". Retrieved 2018-08-11.
3. Egypt min. of finance, census dept (1885). Recensement général de l'Égypte. p. 143. Retrieved 21 June 2020.