Luxor Governorate

Luxor (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.

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Luxor Governorate
Governorate

Flag
Luxor Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 25°41′N 32°39′E
Country	Egypt
Seat	Luxor (capital)
Government ^[1]
• Governor	Abdel Moteleb Emara^[2]
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 (EGY)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
HDI (2021)	0.708^[6] high · 17th
Website	www.luxor.gov.eg

Overview

Despite the governorate being one of the top destinations for tourists in Egypt,^[3] 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.^[8]

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.^[4]

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Municipal Divisions
Anglicized name	Native name	Arabic transliteration	Population (January 2023 Est.)	Type
Qurna	مركز القرنه	Al-Qarnah	180,120	Markaz
Luxor	قسم الأقصر	Al-Uqṣur	280,525	Kism (fully urban)
Luxor	مركز الأقصر	Al-Uqṣur	182,158	Markaz
Armant	مركز أرمنت	Armant	193,337	Markaz
Esna	مركز إسنا	Isnā	472,175	Markaz
Thebes (Tiba)	مركز طيبة	Ṭībah	80,351	Markaz

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Luxor Governorate

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Municipal divisions

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Geography

Population

Industrial zones

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