Qena Governorate


Qena Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the southern part of the country, it covers a stretch of the Nile valley. Its capital is the city of Qena.

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 municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 3,181,688. In the case of Qena governorate, there is one kism, a number of marakiz and 1 new city. Sometimes a markaz and a kism share a name.
Anglicized nameNative nameArabic transliterationPopulation
Type
Abu Tesht مركز أبو طشت Abū Ṭisht 466,395 Markaz
El Waqf مركز الوقف Al-Waqf81,806 Markaz
Dishna مركز دشنا Dishnā390,637 Markaz
Farshut مركز فرشوط Farshūṭ190,064 Markaz
New Qena مدينة قنا الجديدة Madīnat Qinā al-Jadīdah1,534 New City
Nag Hammadi مركز نجع حمادى Naj' Ḥammādī581,507 Markaz
Naqada مركز نقادة Naqādah171,910 Markaz
Gebtu or Coptos مركز قفط Qifṭ143,215 Markaz
Qenaقسم قنا Qinā236,624 Kism
Qenaمركز قنا Qinā451,141 Markaz
Qusمركز قوص Qūṣ466,855 Markaz

Population

According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 19.7%. Out of an estimated 3,045,504 people residing in the governorate, 2,445,051 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 600,453 in urban areas.
According to population estimates from 2018 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 18.7%. Out of an estimated 3,224,000 people residing in the governorate, 2,621,000 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 603,000 in urban areas.

Cities and towns

As of 2018, nine cities in Qena had a population of over 15,000 inhabitants.
City or TownNative NameArabic NameNov. 1996 CensusNov. 2006 CensusJuly 2017 Pop. Est.
Abu Tesht أبو تشت Abū Tisht 10,469 13,015 17,022
El Waqf الوقف Al-Waqf 24,033 27,525 32,495
Dishna دشنا Dishnā 44,125 52,534 60,585
Farshut فرشوط Farshūṭ 43,796 51,052 66,447
Nag Hammadi نجع حمادى Naj' Ḥammādī 33,252 45,038 55,767
Naqada نقادة Naqādah 18,905 21,530 25,050
Qift قفط Qifṭ 17,918 22,063 22,465
Qena قنا Qinā 155,382 201,191 236,624
Qus قوص Qūṣ 49,054 60,068 78,959

Industrial zones

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones, in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment, there are two industrial zones in this governorate: Al-Kalaheen Industrial Zone - Qeft, and Hou Industrial Zone Nag'a Hamadi.

Projects and programs

In 1981, the Basic Village Service Program had several water, road and other projects going on in several marakiz in the Qena Governorate.
In 2016, Switzerland committed to funding a solid waste management program in Qena, a project with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment that will conclude in 2021. The National Solid Waste Management Programme involves the construction of infrastructure for new as well as the expansion and improvement of existing waste treatment, landfill, and recycling facilities.
In 2018, the Our District project was launched with the help and investment of Switzerland. The project is to improve land use, and living conditions for people in Qena governorate.