▁dow nt own ▁C airo . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁president ial ▁dec ree ▁number ▁ 1 9 1 . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁formerly ▁Hel wan ▁Governor ate , ▁and ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Ma adi ▁and ▁H eli opol is , ▁New ▁C airo ▁ranges ▁in ▁elev ation ▁between ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁could ▁eventually ▁host ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 ▁million . ▁When ▁compared ▁to ▁ 6 th ▁of ▁October , ▁also ▁built ▁with ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁alle vi ating ▁the ▁stra in ▁on ▁C airo , ▁more ▁homes ▁are ▁being ▁r ented ▁out ▁in ▁New ▁C airo ▁than ▁in ▁ 6 th ▁of ▁October . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁President ▁Ab del ▁F att ah ▁Al - S isi ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁new ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁in ▁New ▁C airo . ▁The ▁complex ▁covers ▁about ▁. ▁ ▁Geography ▁Of ▁particular ▁significance ▁to ▁ge olog ists ▁is ▁the ▁Pet r ified ▁Forest ▁Prote cted ▁Area , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁New ▁C airo . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁protected ▁site . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁and ▁util ities ▁There ▁are ▁do z ens ▁of ▁fact ories ▁in ▁New ▁C airo . ▁G E ▁is ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁C airo ▁on ▁energy ▁initi atives . ▁El ▁S ew edy ▁Electric ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁the ▁Fif th ▁S ett