Nasser, Egypt

Nasser (Arabic: ناصر), older name is Bush (Arabic: بوش, Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛ, lit. 'the stable' Coptic pronunciation: [pˈuʃən]) is a city and corresponding markaz in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. It is named after former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Nasser ناصر
City
Location in Beni Suef Governorate
Nasser Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29.16985°N 31.102638°E / 29.16985; 31.102638
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Beni Suef
Area [1]
• Total	219.6 km2 (84.8 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	427,926
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bushi (Male, Arabic: بوشي) Bushiyah (Female, Arabic: بوشية)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The city was called Pois (Ancient Greek: Πωις)^[2] in Ptolemaic and Byzantine Egypt.

The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Bush (as Boche) as a nahiyah under the district of Beni Suef in Beni Suef Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 7,091 (3,554 men and 3,537 women).^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	225,166	—
2006	273,542	+21.5%
2017	371,358	+35.8%
2023	427,926	+15.2%
Source: Citypopulation.de[1]

As of 2023, the estimated population of Nasser markaz was 427,926, of whom 281,009 lived in rural areas and 146,917 in urban areas.^[4]