# Rafah Governorate

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Governorate of Palestine

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Governorate in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Rafah Governorate محافظة رفح Governorate Interactive map of Rafah Governorate Country Palestine Territory Gaza Strip Control Israel Popular Forces Area • Total 65 km2 (25 sq mi) Population (2017)[1] • Total 233,878 • Density 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) ISO 3166 code PS-RFH

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The **Rafah Governorate** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): محافظة رفح, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Arabic): *Muḥāfaẓat Rafaḥ*) is a [Governorate of Palestine](/source/Governorates_of_Palestine) in the southernmost portion of the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip). Its district capital or *muhfaza* is the city of [Rafah](/source/Rafah) located on the border with [Egypt](/source/Egypt). According to the [Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/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](/source/Yasser_Arafat_International_Airport).

## Localities

- [Al-Bayuk](/source/Al-Bayuk) (al-Buyuk)

- [Al-Mawasi](/source/Al-Mawasi%2C_Rafah)

- [Al Qarya as Suwaydiya](/source/Al_Qarya_as_Suwaydiya)

- [Rafah](/source/Rafah) (seat)

- [Shokat as-Sufi](/source/Shokat_as-Sufi)

## Refugee camps

- [Rafah Camp](/source/Rafah_Camp)

- [Tel al-Sultan](/source/Tel_al-Sultan_refugee_camp) (Tall as-Sultan)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pop2017_1-0)** ["Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210128121306/http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2364-1.pdf) (PDF). [Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Palestinian_Central_Bureau_of_Statistics) (PCBS). Archived from [the original](http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2364-1.pdf) (PDF) on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2017-2026"](https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/statisticsIndicatorsTables.aspx?lang=en&table_id=711). *pcbs.gov.ps*. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. May 30, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

## Sources

- ["Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000342/http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop16.aspx). *[PCBS](/source/Palestinian_Central_Bureau_of_Statistics)*. 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop16.aspx) on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

## External links

- Media related to [Rafah Governorate](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rafah_Governorate) at Wikimedia Commons

- [maps.lib.utexas.edu](http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/gaza_strip_1999.jpg)

v t e Governorates of Palestine West Bank al-Quds (Jerusalem) Bethlehem Hebron Jenin Jericho Nablus Qalqilya Ramallah and al-Bireh Salfit Tubas Tulkarm Gaza Strip Deir al-Balah Gaza Khan Yunis North Gaza Rafah Admin. Centres East Jerusalem1 Bethlehem Hebron Jenin Jericho Nablus Qalqilya Ramallah Salfit Tubas Tulkarm Deir al-Balah Gaza Khan Yunis Jabalia Rafah 1 Currently controlled by Israel (See status)

v t e Rafah Governorate Cities Rafah Municipalities al-Bayuk Shokat as-Sufi Village councils al-Mawasi Al Qarya as Suwaydiya Refugee camps Rafah camp Tel al-Sultan

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