Aswan Governorate | |
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 View of Aswan in lake Nasser | |
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 Aswan Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 23°35′N 32°49′E / 23.59°N 32.82°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Seat | Aswan (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ismail Mohamed Kamal[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 62,726 km2 (24,219 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2024)[3] | |
• Total | 1,685,743 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | E£76 billion (US$4.9 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.724[5] high · 15th |
| Website | www |
Aswān Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أسوان) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, covering most of Lake Nasser. The Governorate's 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 62,726 square kilometres (24,219 sq mi).
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- ^ Britannica Book of the Year 2014, p.589
- ^ https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Admin/Pages%20Files/202331512347%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%89%201%D9%80%201%D9%80%202023.pdf. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.