Nasser, Egypt

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

Nasser
ناصر
city
Location in Beni Suef Governorate
Location in Beni Suef Governorate
Nasser is located in Egypt
Nasser
Nasser
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 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)

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

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

  1. "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.


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