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Map of Area A, Palestinian localities in Area B and Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. | |
Category | Unitary state |
Location | ![]() |
Number | 16 governorates |
Populations | 316,541 (Jericho) – 551,129 (Hebron) |
Areas | 88 km2 (34 sq mi) (Deir al-Balah) – 1,700 km2 (658 sq mi) (Hebron) |
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Subdivisions |
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The Governorates of Palestine (Arabic: محافظات فلسطين)[clarification needed] 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.[1][2] They are divided in turn into various municipalities.
List
Name | Population (2012)[3] |
Area (km2) | 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 |
West Bank
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Governorate[4] | Population[4] | Area (km2)[4] |
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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
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Governorate[4] | Population[4] | Area (km2)[4] |
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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 (km2)[5] | Population | Density (per km2) | Muhafazah (district capital) |
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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 | 419,108a | 1214.8[i] | 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[citation needed] |
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.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.