Map of Tanta, Egypt

Tanta is the administrative centre of Gharbia, Egypt, with a population of about 576,648. It lies at 30.7885°N, 31.0019°E. Tanta is about 84 km (52 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is As Sanţah, 13 km to the east.

Tanta at a glance

Where is Tanta?

• The 9th largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Gharbia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 09 min on the shortest day to 14 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tanta

• As Sanţah — 13 km east
• Talā — 13 km southwest
• Kafr az Zayyāt — 18 km west
• Birkat as Sab‘ — 19 km southeast
• Ash Shuhadā’ — 23 km southwest
• Zefta — 25 km east
• Basyūn — 25 km northwest
• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 26 km northeast
• Mīt Ghamr — 26 km east
• Shibīn al Kawm — 26 km south

Largest cities in Gharbia

• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Zefta — 111,700
• Samannūd — 87,921
• Kafr az Zayyāt — 83,348
• Basyūn — 75,084
• As Sanţah — 45,813

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
• Assiut — 528,669
• Al Fayyum — 519,047

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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.