Governorates of Palestine

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)
Also known as: Muhafazat filastin
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

List

Governorate[3]	Population (2017)[4]	Area (km2)	Population density (km2)	Capital	Region	Location
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
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate	328861	844	389.65	Ramallah	West Bank
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

Notes

1. includes Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem
2. see Status of Jerusalem

See also

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