Desouk

Desouk دسوق
Clockwise, from top: Desouk Bridge, Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque, City Hall, Nile in Desouk, a statue of Ramesses II with Goddess Sekhmet, Desouk War Memorial, New Desouk Bridge.
Map of Desouk
Desouk Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°8′32″N 30°38′42″E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Kafr El Sheikh
Population  (2011)
• Total	137,660
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
ZIP code	33611 – 33612[1][2]
Area code	+2 047

Desouk (Arabic: دسوق Dosūq) is a city in northern Egypt. It is 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Alexandria. It belongs to Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate. As of 2009, 129,604 people lived there.^[3]

History

The city of Buto, northeast Desouk was the capital of Lower Egypt, and the seat of the kings of Northern Egypt. Ancient papyri show it was called Pe "Dep". The Greek name was "Botous" or "Botosus", Latin "Boutos", Coptic name is "Buto", and its Arabic name is "Ebto".^[4] The city was the capital of province No. XIX ^[5] called "Imty Phw".^[6]

Administrative division

Desouk city is a capital of Desouk that includes 2 districts, 11 main villages, 33 villages and 253 small villages (Ezba). President city and Markaz is Ahmed Basiouny Zeid since September 3 2013.^[7][8]

Climate

Climate data for Desouk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	17.8 (64.0)	18.8 (65.8)	21.5 (70.7)	25.3 (77.5)	29.2 (84.6)	30.9 (87.6)	32.2 (90.0)	32.3 (90.1)	30.6 (87.1)	28.8 (83.8)	24.6 (76.3)	19.9 (67.8)	26.0 (78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.4 (54.3)	13.1 (55.6)	15.4 (59.7)	18.6 (65.5)	22.3 (72.1)	24.6 (76.3)	26.1 (79.0)	26.2 (79.2)	24.7 (76.5)	22.8 (73.0)	19.1 (66.4)	14.5 (58.1)	20.0 (68.0)
Average low °C (°F)	7 (45)	7.4 (45.3)	9.3 (48.7)	11.9 (53.4)	15.4 (59.7)	18.4 (65.1)	20.1 (68.2)	20.2 (68.4)	18.8 (65.8)	16.8 (62.2)	13.6 (56.5)	9.1 (48.4)	14.0 (57.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26 (1.0)	20 (0.8)	9 (0.4)	4 (0.2)	3 (0.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (0.2)	13 (0.5)	23 (0.9)	104 (4.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[9]

Population

Year	1882	1897	1907	1927	1937	1947	1960	1966	1976	1986	1996	2006	2008	2009
Population	8,464	11,878	14,837	22,237	15,368	23,725	39,473	45,580	58,700	78,316	91,318	106,827	126,759	129,604

References

1. "ZIP code, Desouk (1)". Epcodes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
2. "ZIP code, Desouk (2)". Epcodes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
3. "Presidency of Desouk City, Administrative division & Population (2009)". Epcodes.com. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
4. محمد رمزي، القاموس الجغرافي للبلاد المصرية - القسم الثاني "البلاد الحالية"، الجزء الثاني، الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب، القاهرة، 1994، صـ: 44.
5. محمد السيد عبد الحميد، الأعياد المصرية القديمة عند هيرودوت، الهيئة العامة لقصور الثقافة، القاهرة، الطبعة الأولى 2010، صـ: 57.
6. J. de Rouge, Goegraphie Ancienne de la basse Egypte, Paris, 1891, P. 120-123.
7. محافظ كفر الشيخ يصدر قراراً بتولي أحمد بسيوني رئاسة مركز ومدينة دسوق. فيتو، بتاريخ 3 سبتمبر 2014. تاريخ الوصول: 30 يونيو 2014.
8. محافظ كفر الشيخ يعين رئيسين لمركزي ومدينة دسوق وقلين. Archived 2016-12-01 at the Wayback Machine البوابة نيوز، بتاريخ 4 سبتمبر 2014. تاريخ الوصول: 30 يونيو 2014.
9. "Climate: Disuq - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.