About Rosetta
Rosetta is a city in Beheira, Egypt with a population of 301,795. It is the 23rd largest of the 235 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Egypt, and the 1,889th largest worldwide. It lies 169 km from Cairo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 18
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
31.400, 30.417
Record updated
2025-11-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 235 in EgyptClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.