New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital
العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة | |
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From top, left to right: Al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque, Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, view of the central business district, Green River Park & view of the government district | |
| Coordinates: 30°01′39″N 31°45′54″E / 30.02750°N 31.76500°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Area (as planned) | |
• City centre | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 714 km2 (276 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| Major airports | Capital International Airport |
| Abbreviation | NAC |
| Website | acud |
New Administrative Capital (NAC) (Arabic: العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة, romanized: al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Gadīda) is a new urban community east of New Cairo in Cairo Governorate, Egypt and a satellite city of Cairo. As of May 2023, 14 ministries and government entities have been relocated there. In April 2, 2024, president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took the constitutional oath for a third consecutive term in office, officially inaugurating the New Administrative Capital as the seat of government.
Plans for the new capital were announced by the then Egyptian housing minister Mostafa Madbouly at the Egypt Economic Development Conference on the 13th of March, 2015. The capital city is considered one of the projects for economic development, and is part of a larger initiative called Egypt Vision 2030.
Over the years attempts were made to give the city a name, other than the New Administrative Capital. A competition was launched on the new capital's website to choose a new name and logo for the city. A jury of specialists was formed to evaluate the proposals submitted to list and determine the best among them. No official results were announced by the Egyptian Government. In October 2021, transportation minister Kamel al-Wazir indicated the city could be named "Wedian" (meaning "Riverbed" or "Valley"), or "Masr" (the Arabic equivalent of "Egypt"). Other proposed names include "Kemet", "Al Mustaqbal" and "Al Salam". However, by the time it was officially inaugurated in 2024, it had remained as the New Administrative Capital.
The new city is located 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of Cairo and just outside the Regional Ring Road, in a largely undeveloped area halfway to the seaport city of Suez. On a total area of 700 square kilometres (270 sq mi), it is expected to house a population of 6.5 million people, though it is estimated that the figure could rise to seven million.
The government has stated that the undertaking of the project is to relieve congestion in Cairo, which has a metropolitan population of nearly 20 million.