TANTA

Gharbia · EGYPT (EG) · 30.79°N / 31.00°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 347,497

Tanta is a city in Egypt with a population of 576,648. It sits at 30.79/31.00, runs on Africa/Cairo, is 13 km from As Sanţah.

Population 576,648

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Cairo

All facts

fields

Country: Egypt
Subdivision: Gharbia
Coords: 30.79°N / 31.00°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E As Sanţah Gharbia 45,813 13.1 km

SW Talā Monufia 72,536 13.3 km

W Kafr az Zayyāt Gharbia 83,348 18.1 km

SE Birkat as Sab‘ Monufia 50,924 19.3 km

N Quţūr Gharbia 32,043 20.8 km

SW Ash Shuhadā’ Monufia 76,071 23.4 km

E Zefta Gharbia 111,700 24.6 km

NW Basyūn Gharbia 75,084 24.6 km

NE Al Maḩallah al Kubrá Gharbia 592,573 25.6 km

E Mīt Ghamr Dakahlia 153,754 25.9 km

Universities

linked

Tanta University

tanta.edu.eg

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Tanta?: 576,648 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Tanta in?: Africa/Cairo.
Which country is Tanta in?: Egypt (EG).
How far is Tanta from Cairo?: About 84 km.
Does Tanta have a university?: Yes. Tanta University.
What languages are spoken in Egypt?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Egypt?: Egyptian Pound.
How many cities are in Egypt?: 254 on record.
Which admin region is Tanta in?: Gharbia.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/347497

{
  "data": {
    "id": 347497,
    "name": "Tanta",
    "ascii_name": "Tanta",
    "country_code": "EG",
    "population": 576648,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Cairo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 30.78847,
    "longitude": 31.00192
  }
}

Context

comparatives

12.6x the population of As Sanţah.
13 km from As Sanţah.
Same timezone (Africa/Cairo) as 253 other cities in Egypt.