▁of ▁ 6 2 , 7 2 6   km ². ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁rate ▁of ▁pover ty ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 % ▁in ▁this ▁governor ate ▁but ▁recently ▁some ▁social ▁safety ▁networks ▁have ▁been ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁financial ▁assistance ▁and ▁job ▁opportun ities . ▁The ▁fund ing ▁has ▁been ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁country ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁international ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁divisions ▁The ▁governor ate ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁the ▁following ▁municipal ▁divisions ▁for ▁administrative ▁purposes ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁estimated ▁population ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁of ▁ 1 , 4 8 1 , 4 4 6 . ▁In ▁some ▁instances ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mark az ▁and ▁a ▁k ism ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁Population ▁According ▁to ▁population ▁estimates ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁governor ate ▁live ▁in ▁rural ▁areas , ▁with ▁an ▁urban ization ▁rate ▁of ▁only ▁ 4 2 . 3 %. ▁Out ▁of ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 , 4 3 1 , 4 8 8 ▁people ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁governor ate , ▁ 8 2 6 , 5 4 3 ▁people ▁live ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁only ▁ 6 0 4 , 9 4 5 ▁in ▁urban ▁areas . ▁ ▁C ities ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁in ▁As wan ▁Governor ate . ▁ ▁As wan ▁Ed fu ▁El ▁Bas ali ya ▁ ▁El ▁Rad is ia ▁- ▁ال ر د ي س ي