Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate | |
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 2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the West Bank | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′59″N 35°12′18″E / 31.933°N 35.205°E | |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Area | |
• Total | 844 km2 (326 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 328,861 |
| This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements | |
| ISO 3166 code | PS-RBH |
| Governorates of the West Bank (State of Palestine) |
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The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة Muḥāfaẓat Rām Allāh wa l Bīra) is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or muhfaza (seat) is the city of al-Bireh.[2][3]
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the district had a population of 279,730 in 2007.[4] Its governor is Dr Laila Ghannam, the first female governor.[5]
Localities
[edit]According to PCBS, the governorate has 78 localities, including refugee camps, in its jurisdiction. 13 localities have the status of municipality.
Cities
[edit]Municipalities
[edit]The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations over 5,000.
- Bani Zeid
- Bani Zeid al-Sharqiya
- Beit Liqya
- Bir Zeit
- Deir Ammar
- Deir Dibwan
- Deir Jarir
- al-Ittihad
- Kharbatha al-Misbah
- al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya
- Ni'lin
- Silwad
- Sinjil
- Turmus Ayya
- al-Zaitounah
Village councils
[edit]The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations of over 1,000.
- Aboud
- Abu Qash
- Abwein
- Ajjul
- 'Atara
- Beitin
- Bil'in
- Beit Sira
- Beit Ur al-Fauqa
- Beit Ur al-Tahta
- Beitillu
- Budrus
- Burqa
- Deir Ibzi
- Deir Abu Mash'al
- Deir Qaddis
- Deir as-Sudan
- Dura al-Qar
- Ein 'Arik
- Ein Qiniya
- Ein Yabrud
- al-Janiya
- Jifna
- Kafr Ein
- Kafr Malik
- Kafr Nima
- Khirbet Abu Falah
- Kobar
- al-Lubban al-Gharbi
- al-Midya
- al-Mughayyir
- Nabi Salih
- Qarawat Bani Zeid
- Qibya
- Rammun
- Rantis
- Ras Karkar
- Saffa
- Shuqba
- Surda
- Taybeh
- At-Tira
Refugee camps
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ :: Al-Bireh Municipality :: Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Administrative divisions in Palestine Archived 2006-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Population, Housing and Establishment Census 2007" (PDF) (in Arabic and English). Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ "Ramallah Appoints First Female Governor - Just Don't Mess with Her - elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture". Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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