Map of New Cairo, Egypt

New Cairo is a city in Cairo, Egypt, with a population of about 313,139. It lies at 30.0300°N, 31.4700°E. New Cairo is about 22 km (13 mi) east of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is El Shorouk, 18 km to the northeast.

New Cairo at a glance

Where is New Cairo?

• The 21st largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Cairo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near New Cairo

• El Shorouk — 18 km northeast
• Al Khuşūş — 20 km northwest
• Cairo — 22 km west
• Al-'Ubūr — 22 km north
• Al Khānkah — 22 km northwest
• Shubrā al Khaymah — 24 km northwest
• Giza — 25 km west
• Al Ḩawāmidīyah — 26 km southwest
• Ḩalwān — 27 km southwest
• Abū an Numrus — 27 km west

Largest cities in Cairo

• Cairo — 9,606,916
• Ḩalwān — 230,000
• El Shorouk — 91,899

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.