Map of Girga, Egypt

Girga is a city in Sohag, Egypt, with a population of about 151,256. It lies at 26.3372°N, 31.8929°E. Girga is about 419 km (260 mi) south of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Balyanā, 16 km to the southeast.

Girga at a glance

Where is Girga?

• The 45th largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Sohag on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 29 min on the shortest day to 13 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Girga

• Al Balyanā — 16 km southeast
• Dār as Salām — 18 km east
• Al Minshāh — 18 km northwest
• Akhmīm — 29 km northwest
• Sohag — 31 km northwest
• Farshūţ — 41 km southeast
• Sāqultah — 42 km northwest
• Nag Hammâdi — 47 km southeast
• Al Marāghah — 49 km northwest
• Juhaynah — 54 km northwest

Largest cities in Sohag

• Sohag — 266,944
• Akhmīm — 151,430
• Ţahţā — 134,314
• Ţimā — 101,130
• Al Minshāh — 91,149
• Juhaynah — 76,555
• Al Balyanā — 68,413
• Al Marāghah — 53,643
• Dār as Salām — 38,008
• Sāqultah — 34,273

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.