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15th of May

Northern Africa

15th of May is a new urban community and satellite city in the southern part of Greater Cairo, Egypt, administered by the New Urban Communities Authority. Its cornerstone was laid in 1978 on 6,400 acres, an area that tripled to 18,000 acres by 2017, and it was built to ease a shortage of housing in the capital. The city is named to commemorate the Corrective Revolution, the reform programme launched on 15 May 1971 by President Anwar Sadat. The 2017 census counted 93,574 residents. To the south it has a group of factories, and it has shopping malls, supermarkets, schools and mosques. Its main institutions of higher education are the Higher Institute of Engineering and May University. Like the rest of Egypt it has a hot desert climate.

Facts
Population
93,574 1
Founding Year
1978 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Elevation (m)
80 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 1
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. 15th of May (city) (Wikipedia)
  • Climate
    Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt.
  • Lead, establishment
    Its cornerstone was laid in 1978
  • Lead, census count
    it had only 93,574 residents according to the 2017 census
  • Lead, census year
    it had only 93,574 residents according to the 2017 census
  • Part Of: Egypt, Lead
    is a new urban community and a satellite city of Cairo, Egypt, located to the south of it
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead, placement in Egypt
    is a new urban community and a satellite city of Cairo, Egypt, located to the south of it
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2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 29.831871,31.360050
OpentopodataAPI response, elevation
Quote, API response, elevation
"elevation": 80.0
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)
Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationOn Continent: Africa, Page header, Home > Africa > Egypt
Quote, On Continent: Africa, Page header, Home > Africa > Egypt
Home → Africa → Egypt
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