Map of 6th of October City, Egypt

6th of October City is a city in Giza, Egypt, with a population of about 368,650. It lies at 29.8167°N, 31.0500°E. 6th of October City is about 33 km (21 mi) southwest of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Abū an Numrus, 21 km to the northeast.

6th of October City at a glance

Where is 6th of October City?

• The 19th largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Giza on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 14 min on the shortest day to 14 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near 6th of October City

• Abū an Numrus — 21 km northeast
• Al Badrashayn — 21 km east
• Al Ḩawāmidīyah — 21 km northeast
• Ash-Shaykh Zāyid — 23 km north
• Ḩalwān — 24 km east
• Kirdāsah — 25 km north
• Giza — 26 km northeast
• Al ‘Ayyāţ — 30 km southeast
• Cairo — 33 km northeast
• Awsīm — 35 km north

Largest cities in Giza

• Giza — 4,367,343
• Al Ḩawāmidīyah — 155,055
• Kirdāsah — 137,588
• Ash-Shaykh Zāyid — 95,854
• Awsīm — 94,174
• Al Badrashayn — 90,833
• Abū an Numrus — 86,601
• Aş Şaff — 61,531
• Al ‘Ayyāţ — 45,793

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.