10th of Ramadan (city)

10th of Ramadan العاشر من رمضان
10th of Ramadan
Coordinates: 30°18′23″N 31°44′29″E / 30.306503°N 31.741455°ECoordinates: 30°18′23″N 31°44′29″E / 30.306503°N 31.741455°E
Governorate	Sharqia
Area
• Total	94.76 km^2 (36.59 sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+(20) 15

10th of Ramadan (Egyptian Arabic: العاشر من رمضان‎‎ El ʿAsher Men Ramadan) is a city located in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. It is a first generation new urban community, and one of the most industrialized. It enjoys close proximity to the city of Cairo, and is considered part Greater Cairo. It was founded by Presidential Decree No. 249 in 1977 in a bid to attract foreign and local capital with the intent of providing job opportunities for the country's youth as well as move people away from the Nile Valley to ease the stress on existing infrastructure and reduce congestion.

Location

10th of Ramadan is located on the Cairo-Ismailia desert highway, 46 km (29 mi) from Cairo and 20 km (12 mi) from the city Belbeis.

Economy

Agriculture

47 million pounds have been invested in afforestation in the city.

Industry

Some of the industries present in the city include electronics, food processing, ready made garments, plastic, paper, textile, building materials, steel, pharmaceuticals and furniture.

Industrial zones

Zone name	Space (in million m^2)
A1	10.46
A2	7.62
A3	4.06
A4	5.33
A5	9.47
A6	8.33
B1	5.24
B2	9.85
B3	0.31
B4	3.00
C1	0.75
C2	0.75
C3	0.11
C4	0.16
C5	1.23
C6	1.29
C7	0.33
C8	0.15
Total	72.32

Source:^[1]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh)^[2] as the rest of Egypt.

Climate data for 10th of Ramadan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	19.9 (67.8)	23.6 (74.5)	27.9 (82.2)	32 (90)	34.5 (94.1)	34.9 (94.8)	34.7 (94.5)	32.1 (89.8)	30 (86)	25.2 (77.4)	20.6 (69.1)	27.83 (82.12)
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.1 (55.6)	14 (57)	17 (63)	20.4 (68.7)	24.2 (75.6)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28.1 (82.6)	25.7 (78.3)	23.6 (74.5)	19.7 (67.5)	15 (59)	21.32 (70.4)
Average low °C (°F)	7.8 (46)	8.2 (46.8)	10.4 (50.7)	13 (55)	16.5 (61.7)	19.6 (67.3)	21.1 (70)	21.5 (70.7)	19.3 (66.7)	17.3 (63.1)	14.2 (57.6)	9.5 (49.1)	14.87 (58.73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7 (0.28)	4 (0.16)	3 (0.12)	2 (0.08)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0.08)	4 (0.16)	4 (0.16)	26 (1.04)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

See also

• Obour

References

1. "10th of Ramadan City Map" (PDF). 10ramadan.info. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
2. "Climate: 10th of Ramadan City - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 October 2013.