Luxor Governorate

Luxor Governorate
Governorate

Flag

Luxor Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country  Egypt
Seat Luxor (capital)
Government
 • Governor Dr. Mohammed Sayed Badr [1]
Area
 • Total 55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,119,222
 • Density 20,000/km2 (53,000/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Website Luxor

Luxor Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الأقصر‎‎ Muḥāfẓet El Loʾṣor) has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from the Qena Governorate.[2] It is located 635 km south of Cairo. It is currently the smallest governorate in Egypt, spanning approximately 5 km from north to south, and 1.5 km from east to west, and lies in Upper Egypt along the Nile. The city of Luxor is the capital of the Luxor governorate. The government is studying the possibility of extending the boundaries of the governorate to include the neighboring towns of Armant and Esna.

Emblem

The emblem of Luxor represents the bust of Tutankhamun on board of an Ancient Egyptian canoe boat, cruising in the Nile, with an obelisk and the sun light in the background.

Geography

The governorate's total area is 55 km2, representing 0.24% of the country's area.

Population

At the 2012 census, the population of the area which in 2009 was formed into the new Luxor Governorate was 1,064,000 people. 47.4% of them lived in urban areas, while 52.6% lived in rural areas. The annual population growth rate is 18.2 per thousand. Population estimates from 2015 puts the same figure at 1,147,058 with an urbanization rate of 37.8%.[3]

Industrial zones

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Egypt's Government Governorates Directory". Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Luxor announced Egypt’s 29th governorate, report of Daily News Egypt of 7 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Investment Regimes, Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

Coordinates: 25°41′N 32°39′E / 25.683°N 32.650°E / 25.683; 32.650

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