The map and line chart below illustrate the size and population surge of the Egyptian city of Alexandria from 1840 to 1980.
Overall, as the number of residents speedily grew, the acreage of the city was widely extended along the coast.
Delving into the specifics, according to the map, in 1840, the total acrage of the city was 4 square kilometres, which slightly increased by 1900 due to an western additional land. 60 years later, the city of Alexandria was extended along the coast, from the northeast to southwest side. In 1980, the acreage reached 100 square kilometres due to adding a large land along Lake Marriout, located on the southeast side.
Based on the line chart, the number of the inhabitants gradually grew from 200 thousand in 1840 to nearly 400 thousand in 1890. Subsequently, there was a huge surge in the figure for the residents, speedily reaching approximately 1.6 million in 1960, and doubling the original number in just 20 years.
