The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 117,113.

[2] The governorate is an attractive destination for tourism due to its amazing and fascinating nature scenes; however, it has been the site of several terrorist attacks.

In 1985, a mass murder occurred in the Ras Burqa resort and killed 8 people (7 Israeli tourists and 1 Egyptian policeman).

Due to poor accessibility, at times the orchards in the mountains have served to hide narcotics smugglers in the region.

[7] Saint Catherine's Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox Church monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site of world renown, is located in central part of the governorate, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai, in the city of Saint Catherine, Egypt.