Ramallah an al-Bireh Govrenorate
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The Ramallah an al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة) is ane o 16 Govrenorates o Palestine. It covers a lairge pairt o the central Wast Bank, on the northren border o the Jerusalem Govrenorate. Its destrict caipital or muhfaza (seat) is the ceety o al-Bireh.[1][2]
Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics (PCBS), the destrict haed a population o 279,730 in 2007.[3] Its governor is Said Abu Ali.[4]
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Localities
Accordin tae PCBS, the govrenorate haes 78 localities includin refugee camps in its jurisdiction. Thirteen localities retain the status o a municipality.
Ceeties
Municipalities
The follaeing localities in the Ramallah an al-Bireh Govrenorate hae populations ower 10,000
- Bani Zeid
- Bani Zeid al-Sharqiya
- Beit Liqya
- Bir Zeit
- Deir Dibwan
- Deir Jarir
- al-Ittihad
- Kharbatha al-Misbah
- al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya
- Ni'lin
- Silwad
- Sinjil
- Turmus Ayya
- al-Zaitounah
Village cooncils
The follaein localities in the Ramallah an al-Bireh Governorate hae populations ower 1,000.
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Refugee camps
- Am'ari
- Deir Ammar
- Jalazone
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