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.
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 Map of Area A, Palestinian localities in Area B and Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. | |
| Category | Unitary state |
| Location |  State of Palestine |
| 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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| Name | Population (2012)[3] |
Area (km2) | Density (ppl/km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Governorate[4] | Population (2007)[4] |
Area (km2)[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | Population[4] | Area (km2)[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 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[clarification needed] census
| Name | Area (km2)[5] | Population | Density (per km2) | 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 | 419,108a | 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.