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List of cities administered by the Palestinian Authority

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Map of Area A, Palestinian localities in Area B and Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem.

The following is a list of cities administered by the Palestinian National Authority. After the 1995 Interim Agreements, the Palestinian National Authority took control of civil affairs in the West Bank Palestinian enclaves, designated Areas A and B, where most Palestinian population centers are located (and excluding those within the municipal borders of East Jerusalem). Israel Defense Forces are responsible for security in Area B in the West Bank and have full control over localities in Area C.

Following the 2007 rift between the main two Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, the Palestinian National Authority has been split with the former dominating the Palestinian government in the West Bank and the latter controlling the Gaza Strip.

Local regulations[edit]

The Local Government Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority is responsible for granting a town with city or municipality status. However, there is no specific guidelines for a particular locality to achieve the status of Palestinian city. It is mostly judged on the population reaching above 20,000. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) took its latest official census in 2007.^[1]

List of cities[edit]

The largest city in the Gaza Strip and all of Palestine was Gaza City prior to the Israel-Hamas War, and the largest cities in the West Bank are East Jerusalem and Hebron. Some cities form agglomerations with other towns or cities, such as the Bethlehem metropolitan area with Beit Jala and Beit Sahour. Ramallah and al-Bireh also form an agglomeration and are often considered a single city.^{[citation needed]}

The following is a list of all Palestinian cities under Ramallah-administration, their governorates, their specific jurisdictions and their populations according to the 2007 census and the 2015 estimate by the PCBS.

Cities in the West Bank

Cities in the Gaza Strip

Hebron (al-Khalil)

Common Name	Arabic Name	Governorate	Jurisdiction	Population (2007 census)^[2]	Population (2015 estimate)^[3]
Abasan al-Kabira	عبسان الكبيرة	Khan Yunis	Area A	18,413	23,198
Abu Dis	أبو ديس	Jerusalem	Area B	10,782	12,385
Bani Na'im	بني نعيم	Hebron	Area A, Area B	20,084	25,698
Bani Suheila	بني سهيلا	Khan Yunis	Area A	31,703	39,941
Beit Hanoun	بيت حانون	North Gaza	Area A	38,047	51,073
Beit Jala	بيت جالا	Bethlehem	Area A, Area C^[4]	11,758	14,419
Beit Lahia	بيت لاهيا	North Gaza	Area A	64,457	86,526
Beit Sahour	بيت ساحور	Bethlehem	Area A	15,367	18,165
Beit Ummar	بيت اُمّر	Hebron	Area B	13,548	17,335
Beitunia	بيتونيا	Ramallah and al-Bireh	Area A	39,761	34,592
Bethlehem (Beit Lahm)	بيت لحم	Bethlehem	Area A	35,266	40,983
al-Bireh	البيرة	Ramallah and al-Bireh	Area A	58,202	67,540
Deir al-Balah	دير البلح	Deir al-Balah	Area A	54,439	70,045
ad-Dhahiriya	الظاهرية	Hebron	Area A	28,776	36,820
Dura	دوره	Hebron	Area A	28,268	36,170
Gaza City (Ghazzah)	غزة	Gaza	Area A	649,221	766,331
Halhul	حلحول	Hebron	Area A	22,128	28,313
Hebron (al-Khalil)	الخليل	Hebron	Area A, Area B, Area C	263,146	308,750
Idhna	إذنا	Hebron	Area B	19,012	24,326
Jabalia	جباليا	North Gaza	Area A	122,998	165,110
Jenin	جنين	Jenin	Area A	99,004	115,305
Jericho (Ariha)	أريحا	Jericho	Area A	18,346	22,609
Khan Yunis	خان يونس	Khan Yunis	Area A	142,637	179,701
Nablus	نابلس	Nablus	Area A	216,132	239,772
Qabatiya	قباطية	Jenin	Area A	36,197	40,282
Qalqilya	قلقيليه	Qalqilya	Area A	41,739	50,700
Rafah	رفح	Rafah	Area A	121,774	158,414
Ramallah	رام الله	Ramallah and al-Bireh	Area A	97,460	104,173
Sa'ir	سعير	Hebron	Area B	18,045	23,089
as-Samu	السموع	Hebron	Area A	19,649	25,141
Surif	صوريف	Hebron	Area B, Area C	13,648	17,535
Tubas	طوباس	Jenin	Area A	26,154	30,801
Tulkarm	طولكرم	Tulkarm	Area A	61,300	79,114
Ya'bad	يعبد	Jenin	Area A	23,640	26,543
al-Yamun	اليامون	Jenin	Area A	26,383	30,870
Yatta	يطّا	Hebron	Area A	48,672	62,277
az-Zawayda	الزوايده	Deir al-Balah	Area A	16,939	21,795

Mixed cities[edit]

Hebron (الخليل/חברון): Hebron is a city where between 500 and 850 Israelis live among around 210,000 Palestinians.

References[edit]

^ 2007 Census Final Results-Summary Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.

^ "PCBS Small Area Population Estimates 2004-2006". pcbs.gov.ps.

^ PCBS. "PCBS – Population Projections". www.pcbs.gov.ps.

^ Area A comprises approximately 3,500 dunums of about 25% of the town's land, which is under Palestinian control. On the other hand, the remaining 75% (Area C) is under Israeli jurisdiction, and 7% of the total Area C is located inside the Municipality border. See: Beit Jala Municipality - Background Information

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¹ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not officially recognized by the United Nations, recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute.

² The Hamas government in Gaza is not officially recognized by the United Nations, though is recognized as legitimate Palestinian entity by several states.

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^*From June 2007, the Gaza Strip has been under de facto Hamas governance.

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