Governorates of the State of Palestine
محافظات فلسطين (Arabic)
  • Also known as:
  • Muhafazah
CategoryUnitary state
Location State of Palestine
Number16 governorates
Populations316,541 (Jericho) – 551,129 (Hebron)
Areas88 km2 (34 sq mi) (Deir al-Balah) – 1,700 km2 (658 sq mi) (Hebron)
Government
Subdivisions
  • City, municipality, village council, refugee camp, neighbourhood

The Governorates of Palestine 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]

List

NamePopulation
(2012)[3]
Area (km2)Density (ppl/km)
West Bank2,345,1075,671413.53
Gaza Strip1,416,5393603,934.83
Total3,761,6466,020624.86

West Bank

West Bank governorates.
Governorate[4]Population[4]Area (km2)[4]
Jenin Governorate256,212583
Tubas Governorate48,771372
Tulkarm Governorate158,213239
Nablus Governorate321,493592
Qalqilya Governorate91,046164
Salfit Governorate59,464191
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate278,018844
Jericho Governorate41,724608
Jerusalem Governorate
(including Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem)
362,521344
Bethlehem Governorate176,515644
Hebron Governorate551,1291,060
Total2,345,1075,671

Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip governorates.
Governorate[4]Population[4]Area (km2)[4]
North Gaza Governorate270,24561
Gaza Governorate496,41070
Deir al-Balah Governorate205,53456
Khan Yunis Governorate270,979108
Rafah Governorate173,37165
Total1,416,539360

See also

References

  1. "two-state solution | Definition, Facts, History, & Map | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  2. "Governorates – Mapping Palestinian Politics – European Council on Foreign Relations". ECFR. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  3. "GeoHive - Palestine population statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Occupied Palestinian Territory: Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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