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Nasser, Egypt

Coordinates: 29°10′11″N 31°06′09″E / 29.16985°N 31.102638°E / 29.16985; 31.102638
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Nasser
ناصر
Location in Beni Suef Governorate
Location in Beni Suef Governorate
Nasser is located in Egypt
Nasser
Nasser
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°10′11″N 31°06′09″E / 29.16985°N 31.102638°E / 29.16985; 31.102638
Country Egypt
GovernorateBeni Suef
Area
 • Total220 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 (estimated))[1]
 • Total392,002
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Nasser (Arabic: ناصر), older name is Bush (Arabic: بوش, Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛ, lit.'the stable' Coptic pronunciation: [pˈuʃən])[1] is a city and corresponding markaz in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. It is named after former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

The city was called Pois (Ancient Greek: Πωις)[2] in Ptolemaic and Byzantine Egypt.

The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Bush (as Boche) as a nahiyah under the district of Beni Suef in Beni Suef Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 7,091 (3,554 men and 3,537 women).[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1996 225,166—    
2006 273,542+21.5%
2019 393,002+43.7%
Source: Citypopulation.de[1]

As of 2019, the estimated population of Nasser markaz was 393,002, of whom 264,887 lived in rural areas and 128,115 in urban areas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nāṣir (Markaz, Egypt)". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. ^ Egypt min. of finance, census dept (1885). Recensement général de l'Égypte. p. 74. Retrieved 21 June 2020.