Aswan Governorate

Aswan Governorate
Governorate
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Aswan Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 23°35′N 32°49′E / 23.59°N 32.82°E / 23.59; 32.82Coordinates: 23°35′N 32°49′E / 23.59°N 32.82°E / 23.59; 32.82
Country	Egypt
Seat	Aswan (capital)
Government
• Governor	Mostafa Yousry Attalah[1]
Area
• Total	34,608 km2 (13,362 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,394,687
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)

Aswan Governorate (Arabic: ‏محافظة أسوان‎ Muḥāfaẓat Aswān) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, its capital is Aswan.

The Aswan Governorate borders Qena Governorate 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 34,608 km².

Cities

• Aswan
• Edfu
• Kom Ombo

Important sites

• Abu Simbel
• Kalabsha
• Nekheb
• Nekhen

See also

• Aswan
• Governorates of Egypt

References

External links

• Official web site

Governorates of Egypt Upper Egypt Aswan Asyut Beni Suef Faiyum Luxor Minya New Valley Qena Red Sea Sohag Middle Egypt Cairo Giza Lower Egypt Alexandria Beheira Dakahlia Damietta Gharbia Kafr el-Sheikh Matrouh Monufia Qalyubia Sharqia Canal Ismailia Port Said Suez Sinai North Sinai South Sinai