The Government Districtالحي الحكومي

The Government District was built to bring the institutions of the Egyptian state together in one modern, purpose-built quarter. It includes a large complex of government ministry buildings — over thirty in all — alongside the Parliament (House of Representatives), the Cabinet headquarters, and the Presidential Palace. Designed around a central axis and a grand plaza known as the People's Square, the district forms the administrative nucleus of the entire new capital.

The relocation of Egypt's government to the new capital reached a milestone when the city was officially inaugurated as the seat of government, and ministries, parliament, and other key institutions moved their operations there. Today the district is a working centre of administration, with thousands of civil servants based in the new offices and the number of residents and visitors in the city steadily growing. It marks the realisation of the capital's central purpose: relocating government away from the congestion of old Cairo.

The Government District anchors the wider plan of the New Capital, sitting alongside the towers of the Central Business District, the Green River, and the defense complex of the Octagon. While primarily a working government zone rather than a tourist destination, its monumental architecture and central plaza have become symbolic images of the new city and Egypt's vision for its administrative future.

• What it is: the seat of Egypt's government in the New Capital.
• Arabic name: الحي الحكومي (the Government District).
• Houses: the ministries, Parliament, Cabinet, and Presidential Palace.
• Centre: the grand central plaza, the People's Square.
• Status: the working seat of government since the city's inauguration in 2024.
• Purpose: to relocate government away from congested Cairo.

Sources include recent official and news reports on the New Capital (current as of 2026).