Governorates of Palestine


The Governorates of Palestine 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 three areas and 16 governorates under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority. Since 2007, there were two governments claiming to be the legitimate government of the Palestinian National Authority, one based in the West Bank and one based in the Gaza Strip.

List

West Bank

GovernoratePopulationArea
Jenin Governorate256,212583
Tubas Governorate48,771372
Tulkarm Governorate158,213239
Nablus Governorate321,493592
Qalqilya Governorate91,046164
Salfit Governorate59,464191
Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate278,018844
Jericho Governorate41,724608
Jerusalem Governorate
362,521344
Bethlehem Governorate176,515644
Hebron Governorate551,1291,060
Total2,345,1075,671

Gaza Strip

GovernoratePopulationArea
North Gaza Governorate270,24561
Gaza Governorate496,41070
Deir al-Balah Governorate205,53456
Khan Yunis Governorate270,979108
Rafah Governorate173,37165
Total1,416,539360