Qena Governorate

Qena Governorate
Governorate
Dendera Hathor Temple Complex in Dendera, 2007
Dendera Hathor Temple Complex in Dendera, 2007
Flag of Qena Governorate
Flag
Official logo of Qena Governorate
Qena Governorate on the map of Egypt
Qena Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 26°12′32″N 32°46′05″E / 26.209°N 32.768°E / 26.209; 32.768
Country Egypt
SeatQena (capital)
Government
 • GovernorKhalid 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
[3]
 • TotalEGP 80 billion
(US$ 5.1 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
HDI (2021)0.708[4]
high · 17th
Websitewww.qena.gov.eg
He took a photo of the city of Qena Bridge, which is part of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on November 21, 2024.

Qena Governorate (Arabic: محافظة قنا) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Its located 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.

Overview

Sidi Abd Er-Rahim Mosque in Qena [6]

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

Map of Qena governorate municipal divisions

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]

Municipal Divisions
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

Farmers on the Nile near Qus
Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

View of Qena from the Dendera bridge

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.
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

According 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

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

In 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 in order to achieve regional convergence in living standards and incomes.

economy

  • AlAgha Group factories are located next to Qena Governorate, about 8 km away.[21]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء".
  2. ^ 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 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. ^ "Qena Governorate · Egypt". Qena Governorate · Egypt. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  6. ^ "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 2023-09-15.
  7. ^ "Social Solidarity Ministry to provide citizens with disabilities financial support". Egypt Independent. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Haya Karima implements 690 projects in Qena governorate". EgyptToday. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  9. ^ "اPop. Estimates by Governorate 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02.
  10. ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  11. ^ Law, Gwillim (November 23, 1999). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 Through 1998. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6097-7.
  12. ^ "Qena Governorate Subdivisions". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  13. ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics".
  15. ^ "Cities". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  16. ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Egypt: The Basic Village Services Program" (PDF). USAID. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Switzerland funds programme to improve solid waste management in 4 Egyptian governorates". Daily News Egypt. 5 October 2016.
  19. ^ Omran, Hagar (23 April 2018). "Swiss embassy, Egypt's Ministry of Housing launch urban development project in Qena". Daily News Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  20. ^ "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 2023-07-19.
  21. ^ "Al-Agha Group". Shufu News (in Arabic). 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-11-22.

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