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Aswan Governorate | |
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 Flag  | |
 Aswan Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 23°35′N 32°49′E / 23.59°N 32.82°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Seat | Aswan (capital) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62,726 km2 (24,219 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2018) | |
| • Total | 1,501,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Website | www |
Aswan Governorate is a governorate of Egypt. The capital city is also named Aswan.
Municipal divisions
[change | change source]The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (July 2017 Est.) | Type |
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| Abu Simbel | مركز أبو سنبل | Abū Sunbul | 7,652 | Markaz |
| Aswan | مركز أسوان | Aswān | 71,810 | Markaz |
| Aswan 1 | قسم اول أسوان | Aswān 1 | 152,899 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Aswan 2 | قسم ثان أسوان | Aswān 2 | 168,862 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Daraw | مركز دراو | Daraw | 137,245 | Markaz |
| Edfu | مركز أدفو | Idfū | 462,400 | Markaz |
| Kom Ombo | مركز كوم امبو | Kawm Umbū | 388,555 | Markaz |
| New Aswan | مدينة أسوان الجديدة | Madīnat Aswān al-Jadīdah | 96 | New City |
| New Tushka | مدينة توشكى الجديدة | Madīnat Tūshka al-Jadīdah | New City | |
| Nasser City | مركز نصر | Naṣr | 91,927 | Markaz |
Important sites
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Population Estimates By Governorate ( Urban /Rural ) 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Britannica Book of the Year 2014, p.589
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