New Cairo is a modern satellite city within the Cairo Governorate of Egypt and the metropolitan area of Greater Cairo, whose formation was first initiated by a presidential decree in 1995 during the presidency of Hosni Mubarak. Administratively it is officially part of the Eastern Area of Cairo, but like all new settlements in Egypt it is directly governed by the New Urban Communities Authority. The city was established in 2000 as part of Egypt's strategic effort to relieve the chronic congestion of Greater Cairo by decentralising population and economic activity. As of 2024 New Cairo covered 99,814 acres (40,393 hectares) and is made up of a mix of residential neighbourhoods, commercial centres and institutional zones, with several gated communities, private universities, malls and international schools.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. GeoNames: New Cairo, Egypt
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population 313,139
2. New Cairo (Wikipedia)
Lead, establishment
The city was established in 2000
Part Of: Egypt, Lead
is a modern satellite city within the Cairo Governorate of Egypt
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead, placement in Egypt
is a modern satellite city within the Cairo Governorate of Egypt
View the Source3. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 30.03, 31.47
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"elevation": 271.0
4. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.textQuote, Environment.Climate.text
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
5. 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
City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationOn Continent: Africa, Page header, Home > Africa > EgyptQuote, On Continent: Africa, Page header, Home > Africa > Egypt
Home → Africa → Egypt
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