Map of Banhā, Egypt

Banhā is the administrative centre of Qalyubia, Egypt, with a population of about 182,254. It lies at 30.4598°N, 31.1842°E. Banhā is about 45 km (28 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ţūkh, 12 km to the south.

Banhā at a glance

Where is Banhā?

• The 36th largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Qalyubia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 11 min on the shortest day to 14 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Banhā

• Ţūkh — 12 km south
• Quwaysinā — 12 km north
• Al Bājūr — 15 km west
• Minyā al Qamḩ — 17 km east
• Shibīn al Kawm — 20 km northwest
• Qahā — 20 km south
• Sirs al Layyānah — 21 km west
• Shibīn al Qanāţir — 21 km southeast
• Birkat as Sab‘ — 21 km northwest
• Mashtūl as Sūq — 22 km southeast

Largest cities in Qalyubia

• Shubrā al Khaymah — 1,240,289
• Al Khuşūş — 488,904
• Qalyub — 156,363
• Al-'Ubūr — 138,987
• Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah — 83,568
• Al Khānkah — 81,646
• Shibīn al Qanāţir — 73,711
• Ţūkh — 52,593
• Qahā — 36,225

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.