Governorates Of The State Of Palestine
The Governorates of Palestine (Arabic: محافظات فلسطين) are the administrative divisions of the State of Palestine. After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip were divided into 16 governorates under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority. They are divided in turn into various municipalities.
West Bank governorates.
Gaza Strip governorates.
List
| Name | Population (2012) |
Area (km) | Density (ppl/km) |
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| West Bank | 2,345,107 | 5,671 | 413.53 |
| Gaza Strip | 1,416,539 | 360 | 3,934.83 |
| Total | 3,761,646 | 6,020 | 624.86 |
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| Governorate | Population | Area (km) |
|---|---|---|
| Jenin Governorate | 256,212 | 583 |
| Tubas Governorate | 48,771 | 372 |
| Tulkarm Governorate | 158,213 | 239 |
| Nablus Governorate | 321,493 | 592 |
| Qalqilya Governorate | 91,046 | 164 |
| Salfit Governorate | 59,464 | 191 |
| Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate | 278,018 | 844 |
| Jericho Governorate | 41,724 | 608 |
| Jerusalem Governorate (including Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem) |
362,521 | 344 |
| Bethlehem Governorate | 176,515 | 644 |
| Hebron Governorate | 551,129 | 1,060 |
| Total | 2,345,107 | 5,671 |
Gaza Strip
| Governorate | Population | Area (km) |
|---|---|---|
| North Gaza Governorate | 270,245 | 61 |
| Gaza Governorate | 496,410 | 70 |
| Deir al-Balah Governorate | 205,534 | 56 |
| Khan Yunis Governorate | 270,979 | 108 |
| Rafah Governorate | 173,371 | 65 |
| Total | 1,416,539 | 360 |
New census
| Name | Area (km) | Population | Density (per km) | Muhafazah (district capital) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenin | 583 | 311,231 | 533.8 | Jenin |
| Tubas | 402 | 64,719 | 161.0 | Tubas |
| Tulkarm | 246 | 182,053 | 740.0 | Tulkarm |
| Nablus | 605 | 380,961 | 629.7 | Nablus |
| Qalqiliya | 166 | 110,800 | 667.5 | Qalqilya |
| Salfit | 204 | 70,727 | 346.7 | Salfit |
| Ramallah & Al-Bireh | 855 | 348,110 | 407.1 | Ramallah |
| Jericho & Al Aghwar | 593 | 52,154 | 87.9 | Jericho |
| Jerusalem | 345 | 419,108 | 1214.8 | Jerusalem (see Status of Jerusalem) |
| Bethlehem | 659 | 216,114 | 927.9 | Bethlehem |
| Hebron | 997 | 706,508 | 708.6 | Hebron |
| North Gaza | 61 | 362,772 | 5947.1 | Jabalya |
| Gaza | 74 | 625,824 | 8457.1 | Gaza City |
| Deir Al-Balah | 58 | 264,455 | 4559.6 | Deir al-Balah |
| Khan Yunis | 108 | 341,393 | 3161.0 | Khan Yunis |
| Rafah | 64 | 225,538 | 3524.0 | Rafah |
See also
Notes
- ^ Data from Jerusalem includes occupied East Jerusalem with its Israeli population
References
- ^ "two-state solution | Definition, Facts, History, & Map | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Governorates – Mapping Palestinian Politics – European Council on Foreign Relations". ECFR. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "GeoHive - Palestine population statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "Occupied Palestinian Territory: Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Palestine". GeoHive. Johan van der Heyden. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
