Map of Maţāy, Egypt

Maţāy is a city in Minya, Egypt, with a population of about 82,328. It lies at 28.4187°N, 30.7786°E. Maţāy is about 188 km (117 mi) south of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Banī Mazār, 9 km to the north.

Maţāy at a glance

Where is Maţāy?

• The 7th largest city in Minya on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 20 min on the shortest day to 13 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Maţāy

• Banī Mazār — 9 km north
• Samālūţ — 14 km southwest
• Maghāghah — 26 km north
• Minya — 36 km south
• Al Fashn — 46 km north
• Banī ‘Ubayd — 52 km south
• Abū Qurqāş — 55 km south
• Sumusţā as Sulţānī — 56 km north
• Sumusţā al Waqf — 56 km north
• Bibā — 60 km north

Largest cities in Minya

• Minya — 283,605
• Mallawī — 212,628
• Samālūţ — 142,009
• Maghāghah — 118,223
• Banī Mazār — 115,759
• Abū Qurqāş — 90,266
• Dayr Mawās — 60,835
• Banī ‘Ubayd — 46,060

Largest cities in Egypt

• Cairo — 9,606,916
• 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

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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.