Beni Suef Governorate


Beni Suef is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is situated in the center of the country and is located in northern Upper Egypt.
WWW benisuef.gov.eg

Overview

The governorate's capital is the city of Beni Suef, located about 120 km south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile River. The area is well known in Egypt for its cement factories. The nearby Meidum pyramid is the only prominent tourist attraction in the area.
Due to different ways of transcribing the spelling it can also be known as Beni Suef, or Beni Swaif.
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 3,561,639. In some cases a markaz and a kism share a name.
Anglicized nameNative nameArabic transliterationPopulation
Type
Beni Suefقسم بنى سويف288,642Kism
Beni Suefمركز بنى سويف 471,581Markaz
Bibaمركز ببا 524,012Markaz
El Fashnمركز الفشن527,561Markaz
El Wastaمركز الواسطى545,989Markaz
Ihnasiyaمركز إهناسيا435,532Markaz
Nasserمركز ناصر373,510Markaz
New Beni Suef قسم مدينة بنى سويف الجديدة 34,108Kism
Sumusta El Waqf مركز سمسطا310,449Markaz

Population

According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 23.2%. Out of an estimated 2,856,812 people residing in the governorate, 2,193,871 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 662,941 in urban areas.

Industrial zones

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones, the following industrial zones are located in Beni Suef:
Zone name
Gabal Ghareb Industrial Zone
New Beni Suef Industrial Zone