Jenin Governorate

The Jenin Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنين‎ Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanīn; Hebrew: נפת ג'נין‎ Nafat J̌anin) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank, including the area around the city of Jenin.

Jenin Governorate
governorate
2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate
Country Palestine
Governorates of the West Bank (State of Palestine)

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2007 Census, the Governorate had a population of 256,619[1] living in 47,437 households.[1] 100,701 inhabitants (or 39%) were under the age of 15 and 80,263 (or 31%) were registered refugees.[1] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 1997 Census, the Governorate had a population of 195,074.[2]

It is the only governorate in the West Bank where the majority of control of land is under the Palestinian National Authority. Four Israeli settlements were evacuated as a part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005.

Localities

Cities

Municipalities

Village councils

The following is a list of Palestinian localities in the Jenin Governorate with populations of more than 1,000.

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See also
  • Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority

Sources
  1. 2007 Locality Population Statistics Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. "Palestinian Population by Locality, Subspace and Age Groups in Years [Jenin Governorate]". Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). 1997. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-25.

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