15th of May (city)
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15th of May City (Arabic: مدينة 15 مايو) is a 'new city' district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.[2] Its cornerstone was laid in 1978 on an area of 6400 acres, which tripled to 18,000 acres by 2017.[3] It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.[4] However, after almost forty years, it had only 93,574 residents according to the 2017 census.[5]
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15th of May City
مدينة 15 مايو | |
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Coordinates: 29.831871°N 31.360050°E / 29.831871; 31.360050 | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Cairo |
Area | |
• Total | 75.99 km2 (29.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 98,521 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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