Map of Zefta, Egypt

Zefta is a city in Gharbia, Egypt, with a population of about 111,700. It lies at 30.7142°N, 31.2443°E. Zefta is about 72 km (45 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mīt Ghamr, 1 km to the east.

Zefta at a glance

Where is Zefta?

• The 3rd 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 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zefta

• Mīt Ghamr — 1 km east
• As Sanţah — 12 km west
• Birkat as Sab‘ — 18 km southwest
• Quwaysinā — 19 km southwest
• Diyarb Najm — 19 km east
• Al Qanāyāt — 23 km southeast
• Minyā al Qamḩ — 24 km southeast
• Tanta — 25 km west
• Aga — 26 km north
• Samannūd — 28 km north

Largest cities in Gharbia

• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• 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
• 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.