What is the population of Tanta?
Tanta has a city population of 576,648. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Tanta
Ranked 967th in the world, this city of 576,648 lies 84 km from Cairo and holds 0.5% of Egypt's national population. Five cities with populations between 32,000 and 83,000 sit within 21 km, with As Sanţah and Talā each 13 km away. The city ranks ninth among Egypt's 235 listed cities and second in Gharbia region.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 8
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
30.788, 31.002
Record updated
2023-11-29
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Tanta | 577K |
Tanta Population FAQ
Where is Tanta?
Tanta is in Gharbia, Egypt, 84 km from the capital, Cairo. Its coordinates are 30.788, 31.002.
How big is Tanta compared with other cities in Egypt?
It is the 9th largest of the 235 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Egypt, holding 0.5% of the national population.