Yanbu

Yanbu Governorate محافظة ينبع
City
Yanbu's beach
Location of Yanbu Governorate within Medina Province
Yanbu Governorate Location within Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24°5′22″N 38°3′43″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Medina Province
Region	Hejaz
Established	491 BC
Seat	Yanbu City
Government
• Type	Royal Commission / Municipality
• Body	Royal Commission for Yanbu (Upper body) Yanbu Municipality (Lower body)
Area
• City	606 km2 (234 sq mi)
• Metro	10,340 km2 (3,990 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• City	331,916
• Density	548/km2 (1,420/sq mi)
• Metro	359,631 (Yanbu governorate)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (SAST)
Area code	014

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Yanbu (Arabic: ينبع, romanized: Yanbuʿ, lit. 'Spring'), colloquially sometimes referred to as Yambu (Arabic: يمبع, romanized: Yambuʿ), is a city and governorate in the Medina Province of western Saudi Arabia, located on the Red Sea coast. It is a major port and industrial center, known for its oil refineries and the Yanbu Industrial City. Yanbu is home to the province's only two ports, the Yanbu Commercial Port and the King Fahd Industrial Port, and is the second most populated city in the province after Medina.