Governorates of Palestine
First-level administrative subdivisions
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Palestine is a unitary state, but is divided into sixteen governorates for administrative purposes. After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the West Bank and Gaza Strip were placed under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, which divided the territories into governorates.[1][2][3] The governorates are subdivided in turn into municipalities.
| Governorates of Palestine محافظات فلسطين (Arabic) | |
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 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) |
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List
| Governorate[3] | Population (2017)[4] | Area (km2)[5] | Population density[5] | Capital | Region | Location |
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| Bethlehem Governorate | 217400 | 644 | 337.6 | Bethlehem | West Bank |  |
| Hebron Governorate | 711223 | 1060 | 671 | Hebron | West Bank |  |
| Jenin Governorate | 314866 | 583 | 540.1 | Jenin | West Bank |  |
| Jericho Governorate | 50002 | 608 | 82.24 | Jericho | West Bank |  |
| Nablus Governorate | 388321 | 592 | 655.9 | Nablus | West Bank |  |
| Qalqilya Governorate | 112400 | 164 | 685.4 | Qalqilya | West Bank |  |
| Quds Governorate[a] | 435483 | 344 | 1,265.9 | Jerusalem[b] | West Bank | .svg) |
| Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate | 328861 | 844 | 389.65 | Ramallah | West Bank | .svg) |
| Salfit Governorate | 75444 | 191 | 395.0 | Salfit | West Bank |  |
| Tubas Governorate | 60927 | 372 | 163.78 | Tubas | West Bank |  |
| Tulkarm Governorate | 186760 | 239 | 781.4 | Tulkarm | West Bank |  |
| Deir al-Balah Governorate | 273200 | 56 | 4,880 | Deir al-Balah | Gaza |  |
| Gaza Governorate | 652597 | 70 | 9,300 | Gaza City | Gaza |  |
| Khan Yunis Governorate | 370638 | 108 | 3,432 | Khan Yunis | Gaza |  |
| North Gaza Governorate | 368978 | 61 | 6,050 | Jabalia[citation needed] | Gaza |  |
| Rafah Governorate | 233878 | 65 | 3,598 | Rafah | Gaza |  |
See also
Notes
- includes Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem