Abu Qirqas | |
Other Name: | مركز ابو قرقاص |
Native Name: | ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲟⲣⲕⲁⲥ |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Minya |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 6100 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 399,620 |
Population Density Blank1 Km2: | 58 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 27.9333°N 79°W |
Abu Qirqas or Abu Qurqas is a subdivision (markaz) of Minya Governorate of Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile, opposite of the historic site of Beni Hasan.
The population of Abu Qirqas is around 400,000 inhabitants. The city has an important sugar factory.
The name is spelled in . The Late Coptic: pronounced as /ɑpoˈkorkɑs/, probably from Late Coptic: pronounced as /ˈɑpɑ ɡæˈ(w)oːrɡi(j)os/.
Abu Qirqas comprises eight local administrative units:
On 7 January 2020 an Eparchy (Eastern Catholic Diocese) of Abu Qurqas was established on territory split off from the Minya. Its episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Antoine et Saint-Paul.