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Governorates of the State 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	State of Palestine
Number	16 governorates
Populations	316,541 (Jericho) – 551,129 (Hebron)
Areas	88 km (34 sq mi) (Deir al-Balah) – 1,700 km (658 sq mi) (Hebron)
Government	Governorate government, National government
Subdivisions	Municipality, refugee camp, neighbourhood

The Governorates of Palestine (Arabic: محافظات فلسطين) 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. They are divided in turn into various municipalities.

List

Name	Population (2012)	Area (km)	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

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Governorate	Population (2007)	Area (km)
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	Population	Area (km)
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 census

Name	Area (km)	Population	Density (per km)	Muhafazah (district capital)
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	419,108	1214.8	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
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

Notes

Data from Jerusalem includes occupied East Jerusalem with its Israeli population

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

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

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