Map of Shibīn al Kawm, Egypt

Shibīn al Kawm is the administrative centre of Monufia, Egypt, with a population of about 267,945. It lies at 30.5526°N, 31.0090°E. Shibīn al Kawm is about 59 km (37 mi) northwest of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Birkat as Sab‘, 11 km to the northeast.

Shibīn al Kawm at a glance

Where is Shibīn al Kawm?

• The 26th largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The largest city in Monufia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shibīn al Kawm

• Birkat as Sab‘ — 11 km northeast
• Ash Shuhadā’ — 12 km northwest
• Munūf — 12 km southwest
• Sirs al Layyānah — 13 km south
• Al Bājūr — 14 km south
• Quwaysinā — 14 km east
• Talā — 15 km northwest
• Banhā — 20 km southeast
• As Sanţah — 24 km northeast
• Tanta — 26 km north

Largest cities in Monufia

• Munūf — 125,707
• Ashmūn — 124,483
• Sirs al Layyānah — 78,168
• Ash Shuhadā’ — 76,071
• Talā — 72,536
• Quwaysinā — 65,690
• Al Bājūr — 62,961
• Birkat as Sab‘ — 50,924

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.