Jerusalem Governorate
Jerusalem Governorate | |
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Country | Palestine |
Area | |
• Total | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 365,521 |
This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements |
Governorates of the West Bank (State of Palestine) |
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The Quds Governorate (
The total land area of the governorate is 344 km2. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 429,500 residents in 2005, accounting for 10.5% of Palestinians living in the Palestinian territories in 2022 population had risen to 482,854 as official Statistics.[4]
Division
The Quds Governorate is divided into the sub-districts "Jerusalem J1" and "Jerusalem J2". Jerusalem J1 comprises the parts of the West Bank that were annexed by Israel in 1980 and included within the Israeli municipality Jerusalem. Jerusalem J1 is usually referred to as East Jerusalem. Jerusalem J2 comprises the parts of the Governorate that are not included in J1.[3]
Division by sub-district
Division by locality type
Cities
- East Jerusalem
- Abu Dis
- Al-Eizariya
- Ar-Ram
Municipalities
- Biddu
- Beit 'Anan
- Bir Nabala
- Hizma
- Kafr Aqab
- Qatanna
- Qalandiya
Village councils
- 'Anata
- Arab al-Jahalin
- Beit 'Anan
- Beit Duqqu
- Beit Hanina
- Beit Iksa
- Beit Sirik
- Jaba'
- Al-Jib
- Al-Judeira
- Kalandia
- Mikhmas
- Rafat
- As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya
- Az-Za'ayyem
East Jerusalem neighborhoods
- Abu Tor
- Beit Hanina
- Beit Safafa
- Isawiya
- Jabal Mukabar
- Old City
- Ras al-Amud
- Sheikh Jarrah
- Shu'fat
- Silwan
- Sharafat
- Sur Baher
- At-Tur
- Umm Tuba
- Wadi al-Joz
- Al-Walaja (part of Bethlehem Governorate and East Jerusalem)
Palestinian controlled Jerusalem neighborhoods
Politics
After the
Gallery
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Beit Surik and its fields
See also
- Positions on Jerusalem
- Jerusalem District
References
- ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "Israel said to arrest PA Jerusalem governor, lawyer". The Times of Israel.
- ^ a b Israeli Settlements in Palestine—Annual Statistical Report 2012, Concepts and Definitions, pp. [22]-[23]. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, August 2013
- ^ Jerusalem Bulletin English.pdf Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Jerusalem governorate List of residential gatherings. Palestinian National Information Centre, 1999. On web.archive.org