Faiyum Governorate

29°21′48″N 30°44′45″E / 29.36333°N 30.74583°E / 29.36333; 30.74583

Faiyum Governorate
Faiyum oasis
Flag of Faiyum Governorate
Official logo of Faiyum Governorate
Faiyum Governorate on the map of Egypt
Faiyum Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country Egypt
SeatFaiyum (capital)
Government
 • GovernorEssam Saad Ibrahim Ahmed
Area
 • Total6,068 km2 (2,343 sq mi)
Population
(2023)
 • Total4,047,387
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)0.702
high · 18th
Websitewww.fayoum.gov.eg

Faiyum Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الفيوم Muḥāfāzah Al Fayyūm) 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).

Etymology

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pA-y-m (Faiyum)
in hieroglyphs

The name Faiyum comes from Coptic  ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ /Ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ efiom/peiom (whence the proper name Ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲙ 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

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.

Municipal divisions

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.

Municipal Divisions
Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Population
(January 2023 Est.)
Type
Al Shawashna مركز الشواشنة Al-Shawashnah 257,768 Markaz
Faiyum مركز الفيوم Al-Fayyūm 625,249 Markaz
Faiyum 1 قسم أول الفيوم Al-Fayyūm 1 281,676 Kism (fully urban)
Faiyum 2 قسم ثان الفيوم Al-Fayyūm 2 248,210 Kism (fully urban)
Ibsheway مركز إبشواى Ibshawāy 467,862 Markaz
Itsa مركز إطسا Iṭsā 797,962 Markaz
New Faiyum مدينة الفيوم الجديدة Madīnat al-Fayyūm al-Jadīdah 442 New City
Sinnuris مركز سنورس Sinnūris 714,085 Markaz
Tamiya مركز طامية Ṭāmiyah 502,444 Markaz
Yousef El Seddik مركز يوسف الصديق Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq incl. Ash-Shawāshnah 151,689 Markaz

Geography

Landscape northwards of lake Moeris

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 Sulţāni. 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 Sulţāni depression.
  • Desert and dry mountains, which mostly surround the depressions.

Population

Boy of Nazla, one of the pottery production sites at Faiyum

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.

Industrial zones

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:

  • Kom Oshim
  • New Kom Oshim
  • Kouta
  • (New urban community industrial zone) New Fayoum

Notable people

See also


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