Asyut Governorate
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| Asyut Governorate |
| — Governorate of Egypt — |
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Asyut Governorate on the map of Egypt |
| Country |
 Egypt |
| Seat |
Asyut (capital) |
| Area |
| • Total |
25,926 km2 (10,010 sq miExpression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".) |
| Population |
| • Total |
3,500,000 |
| • Density |
130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
Asyut Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أسيوط Muḥāfaẓat Asyūṭ, IPA: [moˈħɑfzet ʔɑsˈjuːtˤ]) 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.
[edit] Etymology
The name of Asyut is derived from early Egyptian Zawty (Z3JW.TJ), late Egyptian Səyáwt into Coptic Syowt.
[edit] Statistics
- 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]
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[edit] Important sites
[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
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