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| Country |  Palestine |
| Area | |
• Total | 644 km2 (249 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 176,515 |
| This figure excludes theIsraeli West Bank Settlements | |
TheBethlehem Governorate (Arabic:محافظة بيت لحم,romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Bayt Laḥm) is one of 16governorates ofPalestine. It covers an area of theWest Bank, south ofJerusalem. Its principal city and district capital isBethlehem. According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population was estimated to 199,463 in 2012.[2]
According toUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the governorate has a total area of around 660 km2.[3]
As of the 2017 census, 217,400 people lived in the governorate. There were 188,851 Muslims and 23,165 Christians.[1] In the 2007 census, the population was 176,515. In the 1997 census, the population was 137,286.[4]
Politically, the Bethlehem Governorate is somewhat of a stronghold of theleft. In the2006 Palestinian legislative election, thePopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine andThe Alternative both had their best results. Its current governor isMuhammad Taha Hassan Abu Alia.
The governorate consists of 10 municipalities, 3 refugee camps, and 58 rural districts.
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