Map of Cairo, Egypt

Cairo is the capital of Egypt, with a population of about 9,606,916. It lies at 30.0626°N, 31.2497°E. The nearest city on our map is Shubrā al Khaymah, 7 km to the north.

Cairo at a glance

Where is Cairo?

• The largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 12 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cairo

• Shubrā al Khaymah — 7 km north
• Giza — 7 km southwest
• Al Khuşūş — 12 km northeast
• Awsīm — 13 km northwest
• Abū an Numrus — 13 km south
• Qalyub — 14 km north
• Kirdāsah — 14 km west
• Al Ḩawāmidīyah — 18 km south
• Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah — 18 km northwest
• Al Khānkah — 20 km northeast

Largest cities in Cairo

• New Cairo — 313,139
• Ḩalwān — 230,000
• El Shorouk — 91,899

Largest cities in Egypt

• Alexandria — 5,263,542
• Giza — 4,367,343
• Shubrā al Khaymah — 1,240,289
• Port Said — 780,515
• Suez — 699,541
• Al Mansurah — 621,953
• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• Assiut — 528,669
• Al Fayyum — 519,047

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.