Aswan Governorate

{{Short description|Governorate of Egypt}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Aswān Governorate

| settlement_type = Governorate

| image_skyline = AswanHighDamSouth.jpg

| image_caption = View of Aswan in Lake Nasser

| image_flag = Flag of Aswan Governorate.png

| flag_size = 120px

| image_blank_emblem = Emblem Aswan Governorate.jpg

| blank_emblem_size = 75px

| image_map = Aswan in Egypt.svg

| map_caption = Aswan Governorate on the map of Egypt

| coordinates = {{Coord|23.59|N|32.82|E|region:EG-ASN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{EGY}}

| seat = Aswan (capital)

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Ismail Mohamed Kamal{{cite web|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/526506.aspx|title=رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس|work=Almasry Alyoum|language=ar|date=30 August 2018|access-date=2018-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831211714/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-governors/egypt-names-six-provincial-governors-mostly-ex-generals-idUSKCN11D285|archive-date=2018-08-31|url-status=live}}

| government_footnotes =

| area_footnotes = Britannica Book of the Year 2014, p.589

| area_total_km2 = 62726

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Admin/Pages%20Files/202331512347%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%89%201%D9%80%201%D9%80%202023.pdf |access-date=3 April 2023}}

| population_total = 1,685,743

| population_as_of = January 2024

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP

| demographics1_footnotes = {{citation|title=GDP BY GOVERNORATE|url=https://mped.gov.eg/Governorate?lang=en|website=mped.gov.eg}}

| demographics1_title1 = Total

| demographics1_info1 = 76 billion
(US$4.9 billion)

| timezone1 = EGY

| utc_offset1 = +2

| timezone1_DST = EEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +3

| blank_name_sec2 = HDI (2021)

| blank_info_sec2 = 0.724{{Cite web |title=Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab |url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/EGY/?levels=1+4&years=2021&extrapolation=0 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=globaldatalab.org}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.aswan.gov.eg}}

| iso_code =

| calling_code =

| footnotes =

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Aswān (Arabic: محافظة أسوان) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, covering most of Lake Nasser. The Governorate's capital is Aswan.

The Aswan Governorate borders Qena Governorate to the north, Red Sea Governorate to the east, New Valley Governorate to the west, and Sudan's Northern state to the south. It has a population of 1,394,687 inhabitants (2014), and occupies an area of {{Convert|62,726|km2|sqmi}}.

Overview

The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently some social safety networks have been provided in the form of financial assistance and job opportunities. The funding has been coordinated by the country's Ministry of Finance and with assistance from international organizations.{{cite news |title=Social Solidarity Ministry to provide citizens with disabilities financial support |url=https://ww.egyptindependent.com/social-solidarity-ministry-financial-support/ |access-date=11 December 2018 |work=Egypt Independent |date=25 July 2017}}

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes with a total estimated population as of January 2024 of 1,685,743.{{Cite web |title=الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء |url=https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Pages/populationClock.aspx |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.capmas.gov.eg}} In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.

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Municipal Divisions

! Anglicized name !! Native name !! Arabic transliteration !! Population
(January 2023 Est.)!! Type

Abu Simbelstyle="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مركز أبو سمبل}}{{Transliteration|ar|Abū Simbil}}style="text-align:right;" |8,317Markaz
Aswanstyle="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|مركز أسوان}}{{Transliteration|ar|Aswān}}style="text-align:right;"|73,387Markaz
Aswan 1style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|قسم اول أسوان}}{{Transliteration|ar|Aswān 1}}style="text-align:right;"|188,712Kism (fully urban)
Aswan 2style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|قسم ثان أسوان}}{{Transliteration|ar|Aswān 2}}style="text-align:right;"|208,408Kism (fully urban)
Darawstyle="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|مركز دراو}}{{Transliteration|ar| Daraw}}style="text-align:right;"|151,380Markaz
Edfustyle="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|مركز أدفو}}{{Transliteration|ar|Idfū}}style="text-align:right;"|499,577Markaz
Kom Ombostyle="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|مركز كوم امبو}}{{Transliteration|ar|Kawm Umbū}}style="text-align:right;"|418,006Markaz
New Aswanstyle="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|مدينة أسوان الجديدة }}{{Transliteration|ar|Madīnat Aswān al-Jadīdah}}style="text-align:right;"|118New City
New Tushkastyle="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مدينة توشكى الجديدة}}{{Transliteration|ar|Madīnat Tūshka al-Jadīdah}}style="text-align:right;"|New City
Nasrstyle="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|مركز نصر}}{{Transliteration|ar|Naṣr}}style="text-align:right;"|95,306Markaz

Population

According to population estimates from 2024 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 42.3%. Out of an estimated 1,685,743 people residing in the governorate, 972,674 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 713,069 in urban areas.{{cite web|title=Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015|url=http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pdf/EgyptinFigures2015/EgyptinFigures/Tables/PDF/1-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86/pop.pdf|website=CAPMAS|access-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019093240/http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pdf/EgyptinFigures2015/EgyptinFigures/Tables/PDF/1-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86/pop.pdf|archive-date=2015-10-19|url-status=live}}

Cities

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The following are in Aswan Governorate.

Industrial zone

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) the following industrial zones are located in Aswan:{{cite web |title=Industrial Zones of Governorate |url=http://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/StartaBusiness/InvestmentZones/Pages/Industrial-Zones.aspx |website=Ministry of Investment Egypt |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201111/http://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/StartaBusiness/InvestmentZones/Pages/Industrial-Zones.aspx |archive-date=2018-11-23 |url-status=live }}

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Zone name
rowspan="1"|El Shalalat El Awlaqi Valley Industrial Zone

Important sites

{{main| International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia}}

See also

References

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