Table 7 Markaz in Sharqiya & Faiyum , 1882-1917

MUDIRIYA population of markaz Annual rate of increase population of madina (center of markaz) Annual rate of increase population of villages Annual rate of increase proportion of madina to markaz population sex ratio in markaz sex ratio in madina sex ratio in villages Christian resident ratio (including Copts) male, literate ratio madina, Muslim resident ratio
MUDIRIYA SHARQIYA
Bilbeis 1882 97135 7322 89,813 7.5% 95 100 94 *** *** ***
1897 122736 1.6% 11267 2.9% 111,469 1.5% 9.2% 98 100 98 0.89% 6.8% 99.3%
1907 140396 1.4% 13485 1.8% 126,911 1.3% 9.6% 97 100 96 0.92% 7.7% 98.9%
1917 138086 -0.2% 15624 1.5% 122,462 -0.4% 11.3% 95 101 95 0.98% 9.2% 98.0%
Faqus 1882 ** ** ** *** *** ***
1897 90250 3675 86,575 4.1% 101 101 101 0.68% 5.2% 95.5%
1907 124684 3.3% 7160 6.9% 117,524 3.1% 5.7% 104 115 103 0.80% 6.6% 93.5%
1917 145207 1.5% 8093 1.2% 137,114 1.6% 5.6% 100 103 100 1.12% 8.2% 90.8%
Hihya 1882 ** ** ** *** *** ***
1897 107493 6285 101,208 5.8% 101 106 101 2.03% 8.9% 92.7%
1907 110164 0.2% 7143 1.3% 103,021 0.2% 6.5% 100 102 100 2.04% 9.9% 92.9%
1917 120554 0.9% 8425 1.7% 112,129 0.9% 7.0% 98 102 97 1.96% 10.2% 94.5%
Kafr Saqr 1882 ** ** ** *** *** ***
1897 82599 1467 81,132 1.8% 101 97 102 1.48% 7.9% 92.9%
1907 106556 2.6% 2108 3.7% 104,448 2.6% 2.0% 100 100 100 1.43% 8.1% 92.3%
1917 118015 1.0% 2705 2.5% 115,310 1.0% 2.3% 98 102 98 1.54% 8.9% 89.2%
Minya Qamha 1882 94408 2308 92,100 2.4% 96 107 96 *** *** ***
1897 147215 3.0% 4796 5.0% 142,419 2.9% 3.3% 99 110 99 4.17% 9.7% 92.8%
1907 165022 1.1% 5921 2.1% 159,101 1.1% 3.6% 98 105 98 4.01% 8.9% 90.2%
1917 164472 0.0% 7451 2.3% 157,021 -0.1% 4.5% 97 103 97 3.65% 12.2% 89.8%
Zaqziq 1882 101586 17815 83,771 17.5% 99 85 102 *** *** ***
1897 198837 4.6% 35715 4.7% 163,122 4.5% 18.0% 101 108 99 2.76% 9.7% 88.1%
1907 232824 1.6% 34999 -0.2% 197,825 1.9% 15.0% 100 108 98 2.61% 11.5% 86.5%
1917 269163 1.5% 41741 1.8% 227,422 1.4% 15.5% 97 106 96 2.78% 12.4% 86.8%
SHARQIYA TOTAL 1882 437,737 32,596 405,141 7.5% 98 93 98 *** *** ***
1897 749,130 3.6% 63,205 4.5% 685,925 3.6% 8.4% 100 106 100 2.23% 8.4% 91.5%
1907 879,646 1.6% 70,816 1.1% 808,830 1.7% 8.1% 100 106 99 2.13% 9.1% 90.7%
1917 955,497 0.8% 84,039 1.7% 871,458 0.7% 8.8% 98 104 97 2.16% 10.6% 90.4%
MUDIRIYA FAIYUM
Faiyum * 1882 27,996 25,799 2,197 92.2% 97 96 104 *** *** ***
1897 127,097 10.6% 33,069 1.7% 94,028 28.5% 26.0% 101 101 102 5.17% 6.9% 89.8%
1907 147,324 1.5% 37,320 1.2% 110,004 1.6% 25.3% 100 97 100 5.46% 8.4% 88.2%
1917 166,665 1.2% 44,400 1.8% 122,265 1.1% 26.6% 99 99 99 5.63% 9.7% 87.4%
Sinuris 1882 88,532 9,956 78,576 11.3% 100 98 101 *** *** ***
1897 125,928 2.4% 15,410 3.0% 110,518 2.3% 12.2% 102 100 102 6.85% 4.2% 88.8%
1907 150,821 1.8% 17,106 1.0% 133,715 1.9% 11.3% 101 98 102 6.45% 6.0% 89.8%
1917 174,270 1.5% 18,852 1.0% 155,418 1.5% 10.8% 101 99 101 6.18% 6.4% 90.2%
Itsa 1882 84,988 4,626 80,362 5.4% 101 96 101 *** *** ***
1897 117,981 2.2% 3,010 -2.8% 114,971 2.4% 2.6% 105 111 105 2.68% 3.9% 97.7%
1907 143,438 2.0% 3,458 1.4% 139,980 2.0% 2.4% 103 102 103 2.54% 5.2% 98.1%
1917 166,682 1.5% 3,960 1.4% 162,722 1.5% 2.4% 103 100 103 2.37% 6.5% 97.4%
FAIYUM TOTAL 1882 201,516 40,831 160,685 20.0% 100 97 101 *** *** ***
1897 371,006 4.2% 51,489 1.6% 319,517 4.7% 13.9% 103 101 103 4.95% 5.0% 90.0%
1907 441,583 1.8% 57,884 1.2% 383,699 1.8% 13.1% 101 97 102 4.85% 6.5% 89.3%
1917 507,617 1.4% 67,212 1.5% 440,405 1.4% 13.2% 101 99 101 4.75% 7.5% 88.8%