Governorates of the State of Palestine محافظات فلسطين (Arabic) | |
---|---|
| |
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) |
Government |
|
Subdivisions |
|
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
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
Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics |
Member state of the Arab League |
Palestine portal |
Governorate[4] | Population[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 |
See also
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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Occupied Palestinian Territory: Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.