Country Egypt Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 62,726 km² Population 1.395 million (2014) | Website Aswan Capital Aswan University Aswan University | |
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Points of interest Philae, Aswan Dam, Nubian Museum, Abu Simbel temples, Elephantine | ||
Aswan Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة أسوان Muḥāfẓet Aswān) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, its capital is Aswan.
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Map of Aswan Governorate, Egypt
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 (2014), and occupies an area of 62,726 km².
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.
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Industrial zone
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: