Khan Yunis Governorate

The Khan Yunis Governorate (Arabic: محافظة خان يونس Muḥāfaẓat Ḫān Yūnis) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine, located in the southern Gaza Strip. Its district capital is Khan Yunis. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the governorate had a population of 426,056 in mid-year 2022. Its land area is 69.61% urban, 12.8% rural, and 17.57% comprising the Khan Yunis refugee camp.

Khan Yunis Governorate
محافظة خان يونس
Country Palestine
Area
  Total108 km2 (42 sq mi)
Population
 (2017 Census)
  Total270,979
  Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
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