Summary
Qena Governorate (Arabic: محافظة قنا) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in Upper Egypt, the southern part of the country, it covers a stretch of the Nile valley.[5] Its capital is the city of Qena.
Qena Governorate | |
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 Dendera Hathor Temple Complex in Dendera, 2007 | |
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 Qena Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′32″N 32°46′05″E / 26.209°N 32.768°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Seat | Qena (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Khalid Mahmoud Abd el-Halim Abd el-Aal |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,565 km2 (3,693 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 3,705,404[1] |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 80 billion (US$5.1 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.708[4] high · 17th |
| Website | www |
Overview
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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.[7]
Haya Karima, an Egyptian initiative endorsed by Abdel Fatah El-Sisi has implemented 690 projects in Qena Governorate. The projects include: projects in the sanitation sectors, drinking water sector, electricity sector, in the health field, in the field of youth and sports, agricultural projects, projects for service complexes and projects in the road sector. [8]
Municipal divisions
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The governorate is divided into municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2024 of 3,705,404. 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.[2]
| Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Tesht | مركز أبوتشت | Abū Tisht | 530,798 | Markaz |
| Dishna | مركز دشنا | Dishnā | 443,079 | Markaz |
| El Waqf | مركز الوقف | Al-Waqf | 92,142 | Markaz |
| Farshut | مركز فرشوط | Farshūṭ | 214,387 | Markaz |
| Nag Hammadi | مركز نجع حمادى | Naj' Ḥammādī | 660,690 | Markaz |
| Naqada | مركز نقادة | Naqādah | 171,910 | Markaz |
| New Qena | مدينة قنا الجديدة | Madīnat Qinā al-Jadīdah | 1,699 | New City |
| Qena | قسم قنا | Qinā | 261,945 | Kism (fully urban) |
| Qena | مركز قنا | Qinā | 513,968 | Markaz |
| Qift (Gebtu/Coptos) | مركز قفط | Qifṭ | 162,438 | Markaz |
| Qus | مركز قوص | Qūṣ | 466,855 | Markaz |
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1,017,569 | — |
| 1947 | 1,106,302 | +8.7% |
| 1957 | 1,219,000 | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 1,471,000 | +20.7% |
| 1976 | 1,705,594 | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 2,252,315 | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 2,027,603 | −10.0% |
| 2006 | 2,499,964 | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 3,045,504 | +21.8% |
| 2017E | 3,181,688 | +4.5% |
| 2018E | 3,224,000 | +1.3% |
| 2023E | 3,605,518 | +11.8% |
| sources:[9][10][11][12][2] | ||
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.[13]
According to population estimates from 2024 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 18.7%. Out of an estimated 3,705,404 people residing in the governorate, 3,012,493 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 692,911 in urban areas.[14]
Cities and towns
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As of 2018, nine cities (or towns) in Qena had a population of over 15,000 inhabitants.[15]
| City or Town | Native Name | Arabic Name | Nov. 1996 Census | Nov. 2006 Census | July 2017 Pop. Est. |
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| Abu Tesht | أبو تشت | Abū Tisht | 10,469 | 13,015 | 17,022 |
| Dishna | دشنا | Dishnā | 44,125 | 52,534 | 60,585 |
| El Waqf | الوقف | Al-Waqf | 24,033 | 27,525 | 32,495 |
| 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 |
| Qena | قنا | Qinā | 155,382 | 201,191 | 236,624 |
| Qift | قفط | Qifṭ | 17,918 | 22,063 | 22,465 |
| Qus | قوص | Qūṣ | 49,054 | 60,068 | 78,959 |
Industrial zones
editAccording to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), there are two industrial zones in this governorate:
- Al-Kalaheen Industrial Zone – Qift
- Hou Industrial Zone – Nag Hammadi.[16]
Egyptalum, an aluminium company located in Nag Hammadi, is the largest aluminium producer in Egypt and one of the largest in Africa and the Middle East.
Projects and programs
editIn 1981, the Basic Village Service Program (BVS) had several water, road and other projects going on in several marakiz in the Qena Governorate.[17]
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 (NSWMP) involves the construction of infrastructure for new as well as the expansion and improvement of existing waste treatment, landfill, and recycling facilities.[18]
In 2018, the Our District (Hayenna) project was launched with the help and investment of Switzerland. The project is to improve land use, and living conditions for people in the Qena Governorate.[19]
In 2023, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development announced the Citizen's Investment Plan for the Qena Governorate. The governorate is expected to have 277 development projects, and the value of investments directed to Qena Governorate will be EGP 4.7 billion.[20] The aim of the plan is to address current development gaps to achieve regional convergence in living standards and incomes.
economy
edit- Al Agha Group factories are located next to Qena Governorate, about 8 km away.[21]
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Photo taken by AlAgha Group from the left side on December 7, 2024 -
A photo taken by AlAgha Group from the facade of the front gate entrance on December 7, 2024
Notable people
edit- Amr Gamal (footballer)
- Mohamed Ramadan (actor, singer)
- Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (poet)
- Amal Dunqul (poet)
- Ahmad Fathi Sorour (politician)
- Makram Ebeid (politician)
- Mansour el-Essawy (politician)
- Omar Suleiman (politician)
See also
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edit- ^ "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء".
- ^ a b c "ﻋـــﺩﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻛــﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭﻯ ﻟﻸﻗﺳــﺎﻡ ﻓﻰ" [The estimated population of the districts in] (PDF) (in Arabic). Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Subnational HDI – Table – Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Qena Governorate · Egypt". Qena Governorate · Egypt. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Sidi Abd Er-Rahim Mosque · 5P8G+3H3، طريق مصر أسوان ، قنا ،, Qena, Qena Governorate, Egypt". Sidi Abd Er-Rahim Mosque · 5P8G+3H3، طريق مصر أسوان ، قنا ،, Qena, Qena Governorate, Egypt. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Social Solidarity Ministry to provide citizens with disabilities financial support". Egypt Independent. July 25, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Haya Karima implements 690 projects in Qena governorate". EgyptToday. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "اPop. Estimates by Governorate 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ Law, Gwillim (November 23, 1999). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 Through 1998. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6097-7.
- ^ "Qena Governorate Subdivisions". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics".
- ^ "Cities". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Egypt: The Basic Village Services Program" (PDF). USAID. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Switzerland funds programme to improve solid waste management in 4 Egyptian governorates". Daily News Egypt. October 5, 2016.
- ^ Omran, Hagar (April 23, 2018). "Swiss embassy, Egypt's Ministry of Housing launch urban development project in Qena". Daily News Egypt. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Gov't allocates EGP 4.7 bn in public investments for Qena governorate in FY 22/23 plan: Minister of Planning". www.mped.gov.eg. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Al-Agha Group". Shufu News (in Arabic). September 28, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
External links
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- El Wattan News of Qena Governorate