Asyut Governorate

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Asyut (أسيوط)
Governorate
Country	Egypt
Capital	Asyut
- coordinates	27°N 31°E / 27, 31
Area	25,926 km² (10,010 sq mi)
Population	35,000,000
Density	119.6 /km² (310 /sq mi)
Location of Asyut within Egypt

Asyut Governorate (Arabic: أسيوط ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It stretches for about 120 km along the banks of the Nile. The capital of the governorate is the city of Asyut.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Statistics 3 Divisions 4 Important sites 5 History 6 Prominent People from Asyut 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Etymology

The name of Asyut (Arabic: أسيوط) is derived from early Egyptian Zawty (Z3JW.TJ), late Egyptian Səyáwt into Coptic Syowt.

[edit] Statistics

• Total area: 25,926 km².
• Percentage to total area of Egypt: 2.6%.
• Population: around 3.5 million (Male 51.21%; Female 48.79%).
• Population density: 119.6 people/km².
• Rural population: 2.2 million; urban population: 0.9 million.
• Percentage to the whole population of Egypt: 4.3%.
• Population growth rate: 2.6% per year.
• Assiut Governorate administrative divisions: 11 localities, 52 local administrative units, 235 small villages, and 971 tiny villages.^[1]

[edit] Divisions

The governorate of Asyut comprises eleven cities:

• Abnub
• Abutig
• Asyut (Zawty or Lykopolis)
• Dairut
• el Badari
• el Fateh
• el Ghanayem
• Manfalut
• Qis (Kusai or el-Qusiya)
• Sahel Selim
• Sedfa

[edit] Important sites

Other important sites in the governorate of Asyut include:

• Deir el-Gabrawi
• Durunka
• Meir

[edit] History

The governorate of Asyut includes the Ancient Egyptian tombs of Meir, and the town of Durunka, which is a pilgrimage site for many Copts who come to visit a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

[edit] Prominent People from Asyut

• Akhnoukh Fanous, political activist
• Ester Fanous, female activist
• Hafez Ibrahim, poet
• Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti, writer and poet
• Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

[edit] See also

• Asyut
• Governorates of Egypt

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website of the Government of Asyut

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