Governorates of Palestine

These are the new governorates of Palestine, according to Global Statistics .

GovernorateHASCPopulationCapital
BethlehemPS.WE.BL137,286Bayt Lahm
Deir Al-BalahPS.GZ.DB147,877Deir Al-Balah
GazaPS.GZ.GZ367,388Gaza
Gaza ash ShamaliyahPS.GZ.GS183,373Jabaliyah
HebronPS.WE.HE405,664Hebron
JeninPS.WE.JN203,026Jenin
JerichoPS.WE.JC32,713Ariha
JerusalemPS.WE.JS328,601al-Quds
Khan YunisPS.GZ.KY200,704Khan Yunis
NablusPS.WE.NA261,340Nablus
QalqilyaPS.WE.QA72,007Qalqilya
RafahPS.GZ.RA122,865Rafah
Ramallah and Al-BirehPS.WE.RB213,582Ramallah
SalfitPS.WE.SA48,538Salfit
TubasPS.WE.TB36,609Tubas
TulkarmPS.WE.TL134,110Tulkarm
  • HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes.
    The middle two letters identify the district.
    For key, see the Districts of Palestine page.
  • Population: 1997-12 census. Source: "The Palestinian Population,
    Housing and Establishment Census - 1997, Final Results".
  • Capital: Information provided by Karem Abdalla. Bayt Lahm is
    Arabic for Bethlehem; Ariha is Arabic for Jericho; al-Quds
    is Arabic for Jerusalem.

Change history:

Under Israeli administration, Gaza was divided into the subdistricts of Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Rafah; the West Bank was divided into the subdistricts of Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Jordan, Nablus, Ramallah, and Tulkarm.

Other names of subdivisions:

Gaza ash Shamaliyah: North Gaza (English)
Nablus: Nabulus (variant)

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