Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
Governorate of Palestine
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| Country | Palestine |
| Area | |
• Total | 844 km2 (326 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 328,861 |
| This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements | |
| ISO 3166 code | PS-RBH |
The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Rām Allāh wa l Bīra) is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or muhfaza (seat) is the city of al-Bireh.[2][3]
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the district had a population of 279,730 in 2007.[4] Laila Ghannam serves as governor, the first woman in this role.[5]
Localities
According to PCBS, the governorate has 78 localities, including refugee camps, in its jurisdiction. 13 localities have the status of municipality.
Cities
Municipalities
The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations over 5,000.
Village councils
The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations of over 1,000.
- Aboud
- Abu Qash
- Abwein
- Ajjul
- 'Atara
- Beitin
- Bil'in
- Beit Sira
- Beit Ur al-Fauqa
- Beit Ur al-Tahta
- Beitillu
- Budrus
- Burqa
- Deir Ibzi
- Deir Abu Mash'al
- Deir Qaddis
- Deir as-Sudan
- Dura al-Qar
- Deir Debwan
- Ein 'Arik
- Ein Qiniya
- Ein Yabrud
- al-Janiya
- Jifna
- Kafr Ein
- Kafr Malik
- Kafr Nima
- Khirbet Abu Falah
- Kobar
- al-Lubban al-Gharbi
- al-Midya
- al-Mughayyir
- Nabi Salih
- Qarawat Bani Zeid
- Qibya
- Rammun
- Rantis
- Ras Karkar
- Saffa
- Shuqba
- Surda
- Taybeh
- At-Tira