Aswan Governorate


Aswan Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. The southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, its capital is Aswan.
The Aswan Governorate borders Qena 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, and occupies an area of 62,726 km².

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.

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 1,481,446. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.
Anglicized nameNative nameArabic transliterationPopulation
Type
Abu Simbelمركز أبو سنبلAbū Sunbul7,652Markaz
Aswanمركز أسوانAswān71,810Markaz
Aswan 1قسم اول أسوانAswān 1152,899Kism
Aswan 2قسم ثان أسوانAswān 2168,862Kism
Darawمركز دراو Daraw137,245Markaz
Edfuمركز أدفوIdfū462,400Markaz
Kom Omboمركز كوم امبوKawm Umbū388,555Markaz
New Aswanمدينة أسوان الجديدة Madīnat Aswān al-Jadīdah96New City
New Tushkaمدينة توشكى الجديدةMadīnat Tūshka al-JadīdahNew City
Nasser Cityمركز نصرNaṣr91,927Markaz

Population

According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 42.3%. Out of an estimated 1,431,488 people residing in the governorate, 826,543 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 604,945 in urban areas.

Cities

The following are in Aswan Governorate.
According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones, in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment, there is an industrial zone called El Shalalat located in this governorate:

Important sites