The North Upper Egyptian region has many resources that encourages urban growth. Unfortunately, this region suffers from marginalization, and lack of services and economic activities. Therefore, the Northern Upper Egypt region largely depends on Cairo region, which has a significant impact on the North Upper Egypt . This dependency resulted in large population migration and a notable decline in the percentage of urban development and population concentration. This study aims to investigate the changes occurring in the region and the influence of the centralization of Cairo region even after the huge population growth. Using theories of regional planning that include the population size and spheres of influence of each region to determine changes in the region's urban importance and generate some recommendations for the development of cities in the North Upper Egyptian region and their release from Cairo's authority.
The North Upper Egyptian region has had numerous changes in its population, economics, degree of development, and service accessibility. for example, establishing the new cities of New Minya City, New Beni Suef City, and New Fayoum City has increased the number of residents. Also numerous business bases have been constructed that attract inhabitants. For example, the recently established industrial zones in Beni Suef and Minya. Health and educational services have been provided. Therefore, it has become necessary to understand the existing regional status to develop the North Upper Egypt region because of the lack of interest in developing secondary regions.