Aswan Governorate

'''Aswan Governorate''' ({{lang-ar|‏محافظة أسوان}} {{transl|ar|''Muḥāfaẓat Aswān''}}) is one of the [[governorates of Egypt]]. The southernmost governorate in [[Upper Egypt]], its capital is [[Aswan]]. The Aswan Governorate borders [[Qena Governorate]] to the north, [[Red Sea Governorate]] to the east, [[New Valley Governorate]] to the west, and [[Sudan]] to the south. It has a population of 1,100,000 inhabitants (2001), and occupies an area of 34,608 km². ==External links== * [http://www.aswan.gov.eg/english/default.htm Official web site] {{Governorates of Egypt}} {{coord missing|Egypt}}