New Assuit, Egypt, Africa
Year 2000 latitude: 27° 16' longitude: 31° 16' Period Initiator(s) Government of Egypt Planning organization Nationality initiator(s) Egyptian Designer(s) / Architect(s) Design organization Inhabitants 30,000 Target population 750,000 Town website Town related links http://www.newcities.gov.eg/english/New_Communities/Assiut/default.aspx Literature type of New Town: > scale of autonomy New-Town-in-Town Satellite New Town Company Town > client Private Corporation Public Corporation > policy Capital Decentralization Industrialization Resettlement Economic
New Assiut City was established by presidential decree in 2000. It is located on the east of the River Nile (Cairo/ Sohag Road). It is 15 Km far away from Assiut city. The total area of the city is 30.3 thousand acres of which 6642 acres are an urban community. The total number of housing units is 29802 of which 5218 implemented and 7584 being implemented by New Urban Communities Authority and 17 thousand by private sector. The current number of residents is 30 thousand, but by the end of its completion, the city is expected to host 750 thousand inhabitants. source: http://www.newcities.gov.eg/
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