Governorates of Palestine


Palestine is a unitary state, but is divided into sixteen governorates for administrative purposes. After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the West Bank and Gaza Strip were placed under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, which divided the territories into governorates. The governorates are subdivided in turn into municipalities.

List

GovernoratePopulation Area Population densityCapitalRegionLocation
Bethlehem GovernorateBethlehemWest Bank--
Hebron GovernorateHebronWest Bank--
Jenin GovernorateJeninWest Bank--
Jericho GovernorateJerichoWest Bank--
Nablus GovernorateNablusWest Bank--
Qalqilya GovernorateQalqilyaWest Bank--
Quds GovernorateJerusalemWest Bank--
Ramallah and al-Bireh GovernorateRamallahWest Bank--
Salfit GovernorateSalfitWest Bank--
Tubas GovernorateTubasWest Bank--
Tulkarm GovernorateTulkarmWest Bank--
Deir al-Balah GovernorateDeir al-BalahGaza--
Gaza GovernorateGaza CityGaza--
Khan Yunis GovernorateKhan YunisGaza--
North Gaza GovernorateJabaliaGaza--
Rafah GovernorateRafahGaza--