Bethlehem Governorate

Governorate of Palestine

Governorate in Palestine

Bethlehem Governorate

Governorate

2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate

Country|  Palestine
Area

• Total| 644 km2 (249 sq mi)
Population

(2017)[1]

• Total| 176,515
| This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements
Governorates of the West Bank (State of Palestine)

Jenin

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Salfit

RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH

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al-Bireh

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JERICHO

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HEBRON

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The Bethlehem Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بيت لحم, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Bayt Laḥm) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers an area of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Its principal city and district capital is Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population was estimated to 199,463 in 2012.[2]

## Geography

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According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the governorate has a total area of around 660 km2.[3] Due to the occupation by Israel, Palestinians can only use 13% of the area and much of that is fragmented as of May 2009.[3]

## Politics

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Politically, the Bethlehem Governorate is something of a stronghold of the Palestinian left. At the 2006 Palestinian legislative election the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and The Alternative both had their best votes there. Its current governor is Muhammad Taha Hassan Abu Alia.

## Localities

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Bethlehem Governorate with the Separation Barrier as of 2011

The governorate consists of 10 municipalities, 3 refugee camps, and 58 rural districts.

### Municipalities

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* Battir
* Beit Fajjar
* Beit Jala
* Beit Sahour
* Bethlehem
* al-Dawha
* Husan
* al-Khader
* Nahalin
* Tuqu'
* al-Ubeidiya
* Za'atara

### Local and village councils

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* 'Arab al-Rashayida
* Artas
* al-Asakra
* Beit Sakariya
* Beit Ta'mir
* Dar Salah
* Hindaza
* Jab'a

* Juhdum
* Jurat ash Sham'a
* Marah Rabah
* Rakhme
* Umm Salamuna
* ash Shawawra
* Wadi al-Arayis
* Wadi Fukin
* al-Walaja

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### Refugee camps

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* Aida
* 'Azza
* Dheisheh

## References

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1. ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
2. ^ "Localities in Bethlehem Governorate by Type of Locality and Population Estimates, 2007-2016". Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 22 November 2013.
3. ^ a b "Shrinking Space: Urban Contraction and Rural Fragmentation in the Bethlehem Governorate" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

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Bethlehem Governorate

Cities|

* Beit Jala
* Beit Sahour
* Bethlehem (Beit Lahm)

Municipalities|

* Battir
* Beit Fajjar
* al-Dawha
* Husan
* Jannatah (Rakhme, al-Asakra, Khallet al Karaneen, Al ‘Ukab, Harmala, and Abu Njeim)
* al-Khader
* Nahalin
* Tuqu'
* al-Ubeidiya
* Za'atara

Villages|

* 'Arab al-Rashayida
* Artas
* Beit Ta'mir
* Dar Salah
* Hindaza
* Jab'a
* Jubbet ad-Dib
* Juhdum
* Jurat ash Sham'a
* Khallet al-Haddad
* Khallet al-Louza
* Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
* Kisan
* al-Ma'sara
* al-Maniya
* Marah Ma'alla
* Marah Rabah
* Nuaman
* Umm Salamuna
* ash-Shawawra
* Wadi al-Arayis
* Wadi Fukin
* Wadi an-Nis
* Wadi Rahhal
* al-Walaja

Religion|

* Chapel of the Milk Grotto
* Chapel of the Shepherds' Field
* Church of Saint Catherine, Bethlehem
* Church of the Nativity
* Mosque of Omar (Bethlehem)
* St. George's Monastery, Al-Khader
* Al-Hamadiyya Mosque
* Monastery of Saint Theodosius
* Mar Saba
* Rachel's Tomb†

Refugee camps|

* Aida
* 'Azza
* Dheisheh

Other|

* Solomon's Pools
* ‘Ayn Fashkhah

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Governorates of the State of Palestine

West Bank|

* Jerusalem (al-Quds)
* Bethlehem
* Hebron
* Jenin
* Jericho
* Nablus
* Qalqilya
* Ramallah and al-Bireh
* Salfit
* Tubas
* Tulkarm

Gaza Strip|

* Deir al-Balah
* Gaza
* Khan Yunis
* North Gaza
* Rafah

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