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Governorate of Egypt
Governorate in Egypt
Faiyum Governorate
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Flag
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Faiyum Governorate on the map of Egypt
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Country
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Egypt
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Seat
| Faiyum
(capital)
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? Governor
| Essam Saad Ibrahim Ahmed
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? Total
| 6,068 km
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(2,343 sq mi)
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? Total
| 4,047,387
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? Density
| 670/km
2
(1,700/sq mi)
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? Total
| EGP
134 billion
(
US$
8.5 billion)
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Time zone
| UTC+2
(
EET
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HDI
(2021)
| 0.702
[5]
high
·
18th
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Website
| www
.fayoum
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Faiyum Governorate
(
Arabic
:
?????? ??????
Mu??f?zah Al Fayy?m
) is one of the
governorates of Egypt
in the middle of the country. Its capital is the city of
Faiyum
, located about 81 mi (130 km) south west of
Cairo
. It has a population of 3,848,708 (2020).
[6]
Etymology
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The name Faiyum comes from
Coptic
̀????
/
?????
efiom/peiom
(whence the proper name
?????
payoum
), meaning
the Sea
or
the Lake
, which in turn comes from late
Egyptian
pA y-m
of the same meaning, a reference to the nearby
Lake Moeris
.
Overview
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The rate of poverty 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.
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Municipal divisions
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The governorate is divided into the following
municipal divisions
for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 4,047,387. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.
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Geography
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The governorate of Faiyum includes:
- The large fertile
Faiyum Oasis
, which comprises farmland,
Lake Moeris
, and some cities.
- South of the Faiyum Oasis, a smaller depression contains the town of El Gharaq el Sul??ni. It is also irrigated from the
Nile
.
- A dry barren depression named
Wadi El Rayan
, which covers 280 mi² (725 km²), west of the El Gharaq el Sul??ni depression.
- Desert and dry mountains, which mostly surround the depressions.
Population
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According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 22.5%. Out of an estimated 3,170,150 people residing in the governorate, 2,456,368 people lived in rural areas and only 713,782 lived in urban areas.
[8]
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Industrial zones
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According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:
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- Kom Oshim
- New Kom Oshim
- Kouta
- (New urban community industrial zone) New Fayoum
Notable people
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See also
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References
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