Governorates of Palestine

* Also known as:
* Muhafazah

Map of Area A, Palestinian localities in Area B and Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem.

Category| Unitary state
Location|  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|

* Governorate government, National government

Subdivisions|

* Municipality, refugee camp, neighbourhood

The Governorates of Palestine (Arabic: محافظات فلسطين; muhafazat filastin) are the administrative divisions of the 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

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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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Politics of Palestine

Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics

National symbols

* Flag
* National anthem
* Coat of arms

Administrative divisions

* Palestinian enclaves
* Governorates
* Palestinian refugee camps

Government

* State of Palestine government (Ramallah)

President: Mahmoud Abbasa
Prime Minister: Mohammad Mustafa
* Hamas government (Gaza)

Legislative Council

* Palestinian National Council
* Palestinian Legislative Council

Current members
Speaker

Aziz Dweik

Elections

* Elections

Electoral regions
Political parties
* PLO political parties
* Next presidential election
* Next legislative election

Local elections

* 2017 Palestinian local elections

Political parties

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) factions

* Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah)
* Al-Mustaqbal electoral list
* Marwan Barghouti (Fatah)
* Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
* Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)
* Palestinian People's Party (PPP)
* Palestinian Liberation Front (PLF)
* Arab Liberation Front (ALF)
* Palestinian Democratic Union (FIDA)
* Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF)
* Palestinian Arab Front (PAF)
* As-Sa'iqa

Other parties

* Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
* List of leaders
* Palestinian Islamic Jihad
* Third Way
* Leader: Salam Fayyad

Palestinian Electoral Lists

* Democratic Alliance List
* Al-Mustaqbal

Leaders

Map shows birthplaces or family origins

Yassin b.1936
Haniyeh's parents

Rantisi b.1947

Mashal

Sinwar

Habash b.1926

Abbas b.1935

Hawatmeh

Nakhalah

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Minister: Riyad al-Maliki

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Palestine

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* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations

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* Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process
* Israeli–Palestinian peace process
* International recognition

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Member state of the Arab League
Palestine portal

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West Bank governorates. Governorate[4] | Population
(2007)[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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Gaza Strip governorates. 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[clarification needed] census

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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

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* ISO 3166-2:PS
* List of regions of Palestine by Human Development Index

## Notes

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1. ^ Data from Jerusalem includes occupied East Jerusalem with its Israeli population

## References

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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. ^ a b c d e f "Occupied Palestinian Territory: Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
5. ^ "Palestine". GeoHive. Johan van der Heyden. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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Governorates 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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