Beni Suef Governorate

Beni Suef Governorate
Governorate

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Beni Suef Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 28°53′N 30°41′E / 28.88°N 30.68°E / 28.88; 30.68Coordinates: 28°53′N 30°41′E / 28.88°N 30.68°E / 28.88; 30.68
Country  Egypt
Seat Beni Suef (capital)
Government
 • Governor Hani Abdul-Jaber Mohammed Ibrahim [1]
Area
 • Total 1,322 km2 (510 sq mi)
Population (January 2018)
 • Total 3,214,000[2]
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
Website Beni Suef

Beni Suef (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة بنى سويف‎ Muḥāfẓet Beni Suef) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is situated in the center of the country.

Overview

This governorate's capital is the city of Beni Suef, located about 120 km south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile River. The area is well known in Egypt for its cement factories. The nearby Meidum pyramid is the only prominent tourist attraction in the area.

Due to different ways of transcribing the spelling it can also be known as Beni Suef, or Beni Swaif.

Population

According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 23.2%. Out of an estimated 2,856,812 people residing in the governorate, 2,193,871 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 662,941 in urban areas. [3]

Industrial zones

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:[4]

  • Kom Abu Radi
  • Baiad Al Arab
  • The industrial zone 1/31
  • The industrial zone 2/31
  • The industrial zone 3/31
  • The industrial zone 4/31
  • Heavy industrial zone Gabal Ghareb
  • (New urban community industrial zone) New Beni Suef

References

  1. ↑ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء". www.capmas.gov.eg. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Investment Regimes, Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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