Rafah Governorate

The Rafah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رفح Muḥāfaẓat Rafaḥ) is a Governorate of Palestine in the southernmost portion of the Gaza Strip. Its district capital or muhfaza is the city of Rafah located on the border with Egypt. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 267,635 in mid-year 2022.^[2] It contains the closed down Yasser Arafat International Airport.

Rafah Governorate محافظة رفح
Governorate
Coordinates: 31.3°N 34.25°E / 31.3; 34.25
Country	Palestine
Area
• Total	65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population  (2017 Census)[1]
• Total	233,878
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PS-RFH

Localities

• Al-Bayuk (al-Buyuk)
• Al-Mawasi
• Al Qarya as Suwaydiya
• Rafah (seat)
• Shokat as-Sufi

Refugee camps

• Rafah Camp
• Tel al-Sultan (Tall as-Sultan)

References

1. "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
2. "Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2017-2026". pcbs.gov.ps. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. May 30, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

• http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/gaza_strip_1999.jpg
• "Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006". PCBS. 2006. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

External links

• Media related to Rafah Governorate at Wikimedia Commons