Luxor Governorate

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Luxor Governorate
Governorate
Flag
Luxor Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 25°41′N 32°39′E / 25.683°N 32.650°E / 25.683; 32.650
Country	Egypt
Seat	Luxor (capital)
Government [2]
• Governor	Mustafa Mohamed Alhem Khaled[1]
Area [3]
• Total	460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Population  (January 2024)[4]
• Total	1,429,281
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
GDP [5]
• Total	EGP 47 billion (US$ 3.0 billion)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)	0.708[6] high · 17th
Website	www.luxor.gov.eg

Luxor Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الأقصر) has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from the Qena Governorate.^[7] It is located 635 km south of Cairo. It lies in Upper Egypt along the Nile. Luxor is the capital of the Luxor governorate, other important cities and tourist centers include Esna and Armant.