15th of May (city)

{{Infobox settlement

| name = 15th of May City

| native_name = مدينة 15 مايو

| native_name_lang = ar

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = 15th_of_May_city_Authority.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| image_flag =

| flag_alt =

| image_seal =

| seal_alt =

| image_shield =

| shield_alt =

| nickname =

|named_for = Corrective Revolution

| motto =

| image_map =

| map_alt =

| map_caption =

| pushpin_map = Egypt

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Egypt

| coordinates = {{coord|29.831871|N|31.360050|E|display=inline,title}}

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Egypt}}

| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_type2 = Metropolitan area

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_name1 = Cairo

| subdivision_name2 = Greater Cairo

| subdivision_name3 =

| established_title =

| established_date =

| founder =

| seat_type =

| seat =

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=15 Māyū (Kism (fully urban), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/egypt/admin/al_q%C4%81hirah/0104__15_m%C4%81y%C5%AB/ |website=citypopulation.de |access-date=16 March 2023}}

| area_total_km2 = 75.99

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| area_water_percent =

| area_note =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 98,521

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| population_note =

| timezone1 = EST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| timezone1_DST =

| utc_offset1_DST =

| postal_code_type =

| postal_code =

| area_code =

| area_code_type =

| iso_code =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

15th of May ({{langx|ar|مدينة 15 مايو}}) is a new urban community and a satellite city of Cairo, Egypt, located to the south of it.{{Cite web |title=Southern Area |url=http://www.cairo.gov.eg/en/Pages/Region.aspx?ReID=11 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.cairo.gov.eg}} Its cornerstone was laid in 1978 on an area of 6400 acres, which tripled to 18,000 acres by 2017.{{Cite web |title=15th of May City |url=http://www.newcities.gov.eg/know_cities/May/default.aspx |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=newcities.gov.eg}} It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.{{cite journal |last=Mohamed |first=Adel |author2=S. Araffa, Nagi Mahmoud |year=2011 |title=Delineation of Near-Surface Structure in the Southern Part of 15th of May City, Cairo, Egypt Using Geological, Geophysical and Geotechnical Techniques |journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics |volume=169 |issue=9 |pages=1641–1654 |doi=10.1007/s00024-011-0415-y|s2cid=129104836 }} However, after almost forty years, it had only 93,574 residents according to the 2017 census.{{Cite web |last=Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) |date=2017 |title=2017 Census for Population and Housing Conditions |url=https://www.cedejcapmas.org/adws/app/4d5b52dc-669d-11e9-b6a6-975656a88994/index.html |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=CEDEJ-CAPMAS}}

Name

The name "15th of May City" was chosen to commemorate the Corrective Revolution (launched as the "Corrective Movement"), a reform program (officially just a change in policy) launched on 15 May 1971 by President Anwar Sadat. The revolution involved purging Nasserist officials and security forces deemed pro-Soviet and left-wing, while garnering popular support by framing the takeover as a continuation of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. However, Sadat's Corrective Revolution also marked a significant shift in foreign policy, economy, and ideology, and included the imprisonment of political opponents in Egypt, including liberals and Islamists.

Geography

The 15th of May is a new satellite city located in the southern area of Greater Cairo, and is administered by the New Urban Communities Authority.

=Climate=

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/3976/ |title=Climate: 15th of May City - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate=2013-12-14 }} as the rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to Helwan, it has very similar averages.

{{Weather box

|metric first=yes

|single line=yes

|location=15th of May City

|Jan high C=19.4

|Feb high C=21.1

|Mar high C=24.4

|Apr high C=29.2

|May high C=33.6

|Jun high C=35.4

|Jul high C=35.9

|Aug high C=35.5

|Sep high C=32.8

|Oct high C=30.8

|Nov high C=26.1

|Dec high C=21.2

|Jan mean C=13.8

|Feb mean C=14.9

|Mar mean C=17.7

|Apr mean C=21.5

|May mean C=25.5

|Jun mean C=27.8

|Jul mean C=28.7

|Aug mean C=28.6

|Sep mean C=26.4

|Oct mean C=24.4

|Nov mean C=20.3

|Dec mean C=15.6

|Jan low C=8.2

|Feb low C=8.7

|Mar low C=11

|Apr low C=13.8

|May low C=17.5

|Jun low C=20.3

|Jul low C=21.6

|Aug low C=21.8

|Sep low C=20

|Oct low C=18.1

|Nov low C=14.5

|Dec low C=10.1

|precipitation colour=green

|Jan precipitation mm=4

|Feb precipitation mm=3

|Mar precipitation mm=2

|Apr precipitation mm=1

|May precipitation mm=0

|Jun precipitation mm=0

|Jul precipitation mm=0

|Aug precipitation mm=0

|Sep precipitation mm=0

|Oct precipitation mm=0

|Nov precipitation mm=2

|Dec precipitation mm=5

|source 1= Climate-Data.org (altitude: 87m)

}}

Economy

=Industry=

To the south, the 15th of May has a group of factories for many products.

=Trading=

15th of May city has several shopping malls, supermarkets and shops.

Pollution

Although the city boasts a plentiful number of gardens and green areas, the city residents have, especially those living in the 3rd district, complained about bad odors in the early mornings, the city officials took little to no action to mitigate the problem indicating some hints of corruption.

Education

The city has a group of schools such as the El Mostaqbal school.

=Higher Education=

The Higher Institute of Engineering is the most important educational foundation in the city. The city also host its own university known as May University.