Asyut Governorate
Asyut Governorate | |
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Nasser mosque | |
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Asyut Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 27°15′07″N 31°05′24″E / 27.252°N 31.09°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Seat | Asyut (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hisham Ahmed Sharaf |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,926 km2 (10,010 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 5,169,423 |
| • Density | 199.39/km2 (516.42/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 126 billion (US$ 8.0 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.676 medium · 22nd |
Asyūṭ (Arabic: محافظة أسيوط) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. It stretches across a section of the Nile River. The capital of the governorate is the city of Asyut.