Luxor Governorate

Luxor (Template:Langx) has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from the Qena Governorate.<ref name="daily">Luxor announced Egypt's 29th governorate Template:Webarchive, report of Daily News Egypt of 7 December 2009.</ref> 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.

Overview

Despite the governorate being one of the top destinations for tourists in Egypt,<ref name="Off Luxor Site" /> the poverty rate 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.<ref name="Takaful and Karama">Template:Cite news</ref>

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 1,388,666. In some instances, there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.<ref name="CAPMAS2023" />

Municipal Divisions

Anglicized name	Native name	Arabic transliteration	Population (January 2023 Est.)	Type
Qurna	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	180,120	Markaz
Luxor	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	280,525	Kism (fully urban)
Luxor	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	182,158	Markaz
Armant	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	193,337	Markaz
Esna	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	472,175	Markaz
Thebes (Tiba)	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	80,351	Markaz

Emblem

The emblem of Luxor represents the bust of Tutankhamun on board an Ancient Egyptian canoe boat, cruising in the Nile, with an obelisk and the sunlight in the background.

Geography

The governorate's total area is 2,960 km², representing 0.24% of the country's area.

Population

At the 2012 census, the population of the area which in 2024 was formed into the new Luxor Governorate was 1,429,281 people. 47.4% of them lived in urban areas, while 52.6% lived in rural areas. The annual population growth rate is 18.2 per thousand. .<ref name="pop">Template:Cite web</ref>

Industrial zones

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Luxor:<ref name="IndustrialZones">Template:Cite web</ref>

Zone name
El Boghdadi Industrial Zone

External links

• City of Luxor Official website