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Cairo geodata

Cairo is a capital of a political entity; located in Egypt in Africa/Cairo (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 7,734,614 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Egypt, 51.4% of cities are located further ↑North; 53.6% of cities are located further →East and 59.4% of cities have lower elevation than Cairo. Note1

Administrative division(s):

Current local time in Cairo:

10:45 AM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours
[3]

Cairo on map:[1]

Cairo on map

Cairo GPS coordinates[2]

30° 3' 45.468" North, 31° 14' 58.812" East

Map corner latitude longitude
Upper-left 30.66929°, 30.54655°
Center: 30.06263°, 31.24967°
Lower-right: 29.45223°, 31.9528°
Map W x H: 135.3×135.3 km = 84.1×84.1mi
max Lat: 31.5084°
  ⇑51.4% North
Cairo: 30.06263°
min Lat:   ⇓48.6% South
22.3457°
Note1
min Long Cairo max Long
25.51965° 31.24967° 34.89572°
W 46.4%⇐   ⇒53.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Cairo is 23 m = 75 ft, and this is 20.5 m = 67 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:
 
1565 m = 5135 ft 40.6%
Avg. 43.5 m = 143 ft  
Cairo 23 m = 75 ft  

Min E:
-15 m = -49 ft 59.4%

See also: Cairo elevation on elevation.city.


Geographical zone

Cairo is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 736.7 km =457.8 mi to South.
Distance of km miles from Cairo
North Pole 6664.4 4141.1 to North
Arctic Circle 4058.5 2521.8 to North
Tropic Cancer 736.7 457.8 to South
Equator 3342.7 2077.1 to South
6664.4 km
3342.7 km

Nearby cities:

15 places around Cairo: (largest is in red/bold)

Al Bājūr 45.7 km =28.4 mi, 333°
Al Khānkah 20 km =12.4 mi, 34°
Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah 18.1 km =11.2 mi, 323°
Al Ḩawāmidīyah 18.1 km =11.2 mi, 179°
Ashmūn 37 km =23 mi, 314°
Awsīm 12.9 km =8 mi, 301°
Banhā 44.6 km =27.7 mi, 351°
Giza 7.1 km =4.4 mi, 211°
Madīnat Sittah Uktūbar 33.4 km =20.8 mi, 215°
Mashtūl as Sūq 35.3 km =21.9 mi, 20°
New Cairo 21.5 km =13.4 mi, 99°
Qalyūb 13.6 km =8.5 mi, 341°
Shibīn al Qanāṭir 28.6 km =17.8 mi, 13°
Toukh 32.8 km =20.4 mi, 351°
Ḩalwān 25.1 km =15.6 mi, 168°

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Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Egypt existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia