New Qena

New Qena (Egyptian Arabic: قنا الجديدة) is a city in the Qena Governorate, Egypt.^[2][3] It was established by Presidential Decree 197/2000 as part of the NUCA New Cities program as a Third Generation city.^[4][5] The total cost of the planned city is E£ 3 billion and it will house 130,000 people.^[6]

New Qena قنا الجديدة
Planned city
Seal
New Qena Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26.235°N 32.74°E / 26.235; 32.74
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Qena
Founded	2000
Government
• Head of New Qena City Authority	Mustafa Saeed[1]
Area
• Total	97.934 km2 (37.813 sq mi)
Population  (Target Population)
• Total	130,000
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
Area code	+96

The city's total area is 24,200 acres, but the urban area only covers approximately 7,000 acres and is located in the northwest area of the city.^[7] There are a total of 6,068 housing units planned, of which 5,078 are currently built, as of February 2023.^[8] Construction of a E£ 152.9 million dollar hospital is also underway, which when finished will be 8 floors and have 175 beds.^[9]