| Governorates of Palestine محافظات فلسطين (Arabic) | |
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Map of Area A, Palestinian localities in Area B and Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. | |
| Category | Unitary state |
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| 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) |
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Palestine is aunitary state, but is divided into sixteengovernorates for administrative purposes. After the signing of theOslo Accords, theWest Bank andGaza Strip were placed under the jurisdiction of thePalestinian Authority, which divided the territories intogovernorates.[1][2][3] The governorates are subdivided in turn intomunicipalities.
| Governorate[3] | Population (2017)[4] | Area (km2) | Population density (km2) | Capital | Region | Location |
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| Bethlehem Governorate | 217400 | 644 | 337.6 | Bethlehem | West Bank | |
| Hebron Governorate | 711223 | 1060 | 671 | Hebron | West Bank | |
| Jenin Governorate | 314866 | 583 | 540.1 | Jenin | West Bank | |
| Jericho Governorate | 50002 | 608 | 82.24 | Jericho | West Bank | |
| Nablus Governorate | 388321 | 592 | 655.9 | Nablus | West Bank | |
| Qalqilya Governorate | 112400 | 164 | 685.4 | Qalqilya | West Bank | |
| Quds Governorate[a] | 435483 | 344 | 1,265.9 | Jerusalem[b] | West Bank | |
| Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate | 328861 | 844 | 389.65 | Ramallah | West Bank | |
| Salfit Governorate | 75444 | 191 | 395.0 | Salfit | West Bank | |
| Tubas Governorate | 60927 | 372 | 163.78 | Tubas | West Bank | |
| Tulkarm Governorate | 186760 | 239 | 781.4 | Tulkarm | West Bank | |
| Deir al-Balah Governorate | 273200 | 56 | 4,880 | Deir al-Balah | Gaza | |
| Gaza Governorate | 652597 | 70 | 9,300 | Gaza City | Gaza | |
| Khan Yunis Governorate | 370638 | 108 | 3,432 | Khan Yunis | Gaza | |
| North Gaza Governorate | 368978 | 61 | 6,050 | Jabalia[citation needed] | Gaza | |
| Rafah Governorate | 233878 | 65 | 3,598 | Rafah | Gaza |
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