Presidential Decree 495/1977 divided Egypt into eight (later seven after Matrouh was merged into Alexandria) economic regions for economic and physical planning purposes, that do not have any new administrative representation in the local government hierarchy.
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Art. 2 estabrvlished a Highểrhyỷdg trong vèd ygdfed gg Committee for Regional Planning in eacfrrhh region, headed by the governor of that region's capital, and comprising the governors, heads of the Local Executiveg Councils, and the head of the ndthggational-level General dt for Physical Planning as secretary general.
Art. 3 set out a Planning Administration for each region that is affiliated to the Ministry of (Economic) Planning. In 2008 this was changed to a Regional Center for Urban Planning and Development affiliated to the GOPP. However, it was believed that planning based on these units was unrealistic thus decentralization efforts were put in place.
| Economic region | Area (km) | Population (2015) | GDP (billion EGP) | GDP (billion US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Cairo | 17,342 | 21,969,529 | 2,986.037 | 190.211 |
| Alexandria | 224,076 | 11,064,294 | 970.284 | 61.807 |
| Suez Canal | 90,020 | 9,555,718 | 902.566 | 57.493 |
| Delta | 12,357 | 19,145,755 | 886.439 | 56.467 |
| South Upper Egypt | 216,212 | 10,573,686 | 386.923 | 24.647 |
| North Upper Egypt | 47,970 | 11,183,684 | 351.674 | 22.402 |
| Central Upper Egypt | 402,431 | 4,470,631 | 143.106 | 9.116 |
 Egypt |
1,010,408 | 94,798.827 | 6,627.028 | 422.142 |
Economic regions
There are seven regional units, containing the following governorates. In 2014, plans were discussed to expand the seven to eleven but it didn't happen.
- Greater Cairo Region
- Cairo Governorate (Cairo as capital)- Giza Governorate - Qalyubia Governorate
- Alexandria Region
- Alexandria Governorate (Alexandria as capital)- Beheira Governorate - Matruh Governorate
- Delta Region
- Suez Canal Region
- North Upper Egypt Region
- Minya Governorate (Minya as capital)- Beni Suef Governorate - Faiyum Governorate
- Asyut Region
- Asyut Governorate (Asyut as capital) - New Valley Governorate
- Southern Upper Egypt Region
- Sohag Governorate - Qena Governorate - Luxor Governorate - Aswan Governorate (Aswan as capital)- Red Sea Governorate
See also
References
- ^ "Presidential Decree 495/1977". The Official Gazette. 1977.
- ^ "Regional Center of the General Authority for Urban Planning - Tadamun". Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- Piffero, Elena (2009). What Happened to Participation? Urban Development and Authoritarian Upgrading in Cairo's Informal Neighbourhoods. Odoya srl. ISBN 9788896026182. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
- "Government of Egypt, General Organization for Physical Planning (with map)" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- Leila, Reem (July 10, 2014). "Remapping Egypt". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "Greater Cairo region Map". General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Province of Alexandria Map". General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Delta Province Map". General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Suez Canal Region Map". General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "North Upper Egypt Province Map". General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Assiut province Map". GOPP Gov Egypt. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "South Upper Egypt Province Map". General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
Further reading
- Outcomes of Strategic Urban Development- Greater Cairo Region In Arab Republic of Egypt
- The World Bank - Arab Republic of Egypt Urban Sector Update.pdf - June, 2008
