Rafah Governorate Explained

Type:	Governorate
Subdivision Type:	Country
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	65
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Total:	233,878
Population As Of:	2017 Census

The Rafah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رفح ) 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.

Localities

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

Refugee camps

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

References

• http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/gaza_strip_1999.jpg
• Web site: Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 . 2006 . 7 May 2024 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000342/http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop16.aspx . 20 May 2011.

Notes and References

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