|
2500 B.C.E.
|
|
Memphis
|
20,000
|
|
Heliopolis
|
10,000
|
|
Heracleopolis
|
5,000
|
|
Sais
|
5,000
|
|
Bubastis
|
4,000
|
|
Buto
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
|
1850 B.C.E.
|
|
Memphis
|
30,000
|
|
Sais
|
15,000
|
|
Thebes
|
15,000
|
|
Heliopolis
|
13,500
|
|
Heracleopolis
|
13,000
|
|
|
|
|
1250 B.C.E.
|
|
Pi-Ramesses
|
70,000
|
|
Thebes
|
70,000
|
|
Memphis
|
40,000
|
|
Sais
|
25,000
|
|
Heliopolis
|
20,000
|
|
Heracleopolis
|
20,000
|
|
Hermopolis
|
20,000
|
|
|
200 B.C.E.
|
|
Alexandria
|
200,000
|
|
Memphis
|
70,000
|
|
Djanet
|
30,000
|
|
Hermopolis
|
30,000
|
|
Sais
|
30,000
|
|
Thebes
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
|
1200
|
|
Cairo
|
200,000
|
|
Tinnis
|
125,000
|
|
Alexandria
|
50,000
|
|
Qus
|
50,000
|
|
Asyut
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
|
1300
|
|
Cairo
|
400,000
|
|
Damietta
|
108,000
|
|
Alexandria
|
65,000
|
|
Qus
|
50,000
|
|
Asyut
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
|
1900
|
|
Cairo
|
595,000
|
|
Alexandria
|
314,000
|
|
Tanta
|
56,000
|
|
Port Said
|
44,000
|
|
Asyut
|
42,000
|
|
|
1950
|
|
Cairo
|
2,494,000
|
|
Alexandria
|
1,037,000
|
|
Port Said
|
192,000
|
|
Tanta
|
150,000
|
|
Al-Mahallah al-Kubra
|
129,000
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
|
Cairo
|
7,349,000
|
|
Alexandria
|
2,521,000
|
|
Al-Mahallah al-Kubra
|
315,000
|
|
Port Said
|
306,000
|
|
Tanta
|
302,000
|
|
|
|
|
2025
|
|
Cairo
|
23,074,000
|
|
Alexandria
|
5,807,000
|
|
Port Said
|
808,000
|
|
Suez
|
698,000
|
|
Mansoura
|
607,000
|
|
2500 to 200 B.C.E: The size of towns in Ancient Egypt 2500, 1850, 1250 and 200 BC -a reconstruction
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