About Esna
Esna is a city in Qena, Egypt with a population of 462,787. It is the 13th largest of the 235 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Egypt, and the 1,250th largest worldwide. It lies 546 km from Cairo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 12
Coordinates
25.293, 32.554
Record updated
18 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 235 in EgyptClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.