El Bagour
El Bagour
الباجور | |
|---|---|
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 Location in Monufia Governorate | |
  El Bagour Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°26′00″N 31°03′25″E / 30.433282°N 31.056862°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia |
| Area | |
• Total | 168.1 km2 (64.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 438,962 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bagouri (Male, Arabic: باجوري) Bagouriyah (Female, Arabic: باجورية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
El Bagour (Arabic: الباجور pronounced [elbɑˈɡuːɾ]) is a small city in northern Egypt. It is located in the Nile Delta in the Monufia Governorate. El Bagour has 48 surrounding villages.
History
[edit]By 1783 it was known as Badjur, and was part of the Wilayat Menoufia , during which time it was part of the Ottoman Empire.[3] The city is mentioned in Ali Pasha Mubarak's work al-Khitat al-Tawfiqiyya al-Jadida in the late 1880s, where he stated it was village in the Menoufia district within the Sobek region.[4] He stated the village had 5 mosques with shrines, a chicken factory, orchards, and waterways.[4] The total land area at the time was 1291 acres with a population of 1,998 people who were all Muslims, and the village was known for its manufacturing of licorice.[4]
Geography
[edit]El Bagour is located in the eastern part of Monufia Governorate, has borders with Benha to the east - 13 km, Menouf to the west - 15 km, Shibin El Kom to the north - 12 km and Ashmoun to the south - 20 km
Climate
[edit]Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[5]
| Climate data for El Bagour | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
21 (70) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32 (90) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
14 (57) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19 (66) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7 (45) |
9 (48) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18 (64) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
29 (1.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 16m)[5] | |||||||||||||
Population
[edit]According to the 2006 census, the population reached 304,420 citizens for the main city and surrounding villages.[6] Isolated, the main city's population was about 50,000 citizens.[6]
Notable people
[edit]Ibrahim al-Bajuri, a follower of Imam Al-Shafiʽi and a theologian and scholar, was born in the village.[3] Kamal El-Shazly, the former Minister of State for the People's Assembly and the Egyptian Shura Council, and also was the head of numerous specialized national councils before dying in 2010.[7]
Gallery
[edit]-
El Bagour Stadium -
El Bagour Stadium St.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Al-Bājūr (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Egypt: Administrative Division (Governorates and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ a b Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition. Brill. 1986. p. 867. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Mubarak, Ali Pasha (1887). Egypt's New Compromise Plans – Part IX. Bulaq Press. pp. 2–3.
- ^ a b "El Bagur - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Population data for cities and villages of Menoufia Governorate according to population estimates for 2006". www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.gs. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "اليوم السابع | وفاة النائب كمال الشاذلى". Youm7. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2025.