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Governorates of Palestine

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Governorates of the State of Palestine
Also known as: Muhafazah

Category	Unitary state
Location	State of 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

The Governorates of Palestine (Arabic: محافظات فلسطين)^{[clarification needed]} 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.^[1]^[2] They are divided in turn into various municipalities.

List

Name	Population (2012)^[3]	Area (km²)	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

Politics of Palestine


Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics
Member state of the Arab League
Government State of Palestine government (Ramallah) President: Mahmoud Abbas^a Prime Minister: Mohammad Shtayyeh Hamas government (Gaza)
National symbols Flag National anthem Coat of arms
Legislative Council Palestinian National Council Palestinian Legislative Council Current members Speaker Aziz Dweik
Elections Elections Electoral regions Political parties PLO political parties Next presidential election Next legislative election
Administrative divisions Palestinian enclaves Governorates
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Riyad al-Maliki Diplomatic missions of / in Palestine Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process Israeli–Palestinian peace process International recognition
Palestine portal Other countries
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West Bank governorates.

Governorate^[4]	Population^[4]	Area (km²)^[4]
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 governorates.

^ "GeoHive - Palestine population statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Occupied Palestinian Territory: Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.

Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries

² Considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons but is geographically in Western Asia.