Knowledge

Jerusalem Governorate

Source 📝

63: 43: 1055: 148: 1701: 1069: 1291: 1707: 1083: 1026: 978: 1041: 1298: 643: 76: 1001:
the West Bank and unified the two parts of the city. East Jerusalem, along with other parts of the West Bank and West Jerusalem, were incorporated in one municipality. However, according to an agreement between the
1801: 42: 48: 1615: 1307: 1197: 1608: 1216: 1601: 1246: 1007: 390: 62: 1757: 1133: 491: 510:
comprises the parts of the West Bank that were annexed by Israel in 1980 and included within the Israeli municipality Jerusalem.
1624: 1700: 1391: 1343: 1239: 52: 1675: 258: 1154: 494:, the governorate had a population of 429,500 residents in 2005, accounting for 10.5% of Palestinians living in the 816: 1194: 383: 1796: 1232: 1706: 483:, which includes the remaining parts of the Jerusalem Governorate. The district capital of the Governorate is 623:, Khirbet Umm Al-Lahem, Mikhmas, Qalandya, Qalandya Refugee Camp, Qatanna, Rafat, the Bedouin community 1290: 1054: 1025: 475:, which includes the localities within the territory controlled by the Israeli Jerusalem municipality ( 376: 1723: 1565: 986: 452: 129: 33: 1533: 1526: 882: 799: 596: 1068: 989:, Jerusalem was divided. West Jerusalem came under Israeli rule and East Jerusalem, including the 1484: 1221:
List of residential gatherings. Palestinian National Information Centre, 1999. On web.archive.org
495: 1738: 1733: 1280: 1101: 437: 417: 1645: 1505: 901: 588: 321: 1670: 990: 847: 608: 540: 230: 1176: 1127:"Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" 506:
The Quds Governorate is divided into the sub-districts "Jerusalem J1" and "Jerusalem J2".
8: 1690: 1660: 1593: 1463: 1407: 1159: 1082: 1040: 998: 950: 769: 636: 630: 620: 293: 195: 1680: 1665: 1650: 1540: 1297: 1106: 929: 872: 543:), Ash-Shayyah, As-Sawahira Al-Gharbiya, As-Suwwana, At-Tur, Ath-Thuri, Bab As-Sahira, 456: 328: 244: 223: 137: 118: 81: 1743: 1685: 1655: 1010:, and those that have taken up Israeli citizenship can vote in the elections for the 1006:
and Israel, East Jerusalem's Palestinian residents are allowed to participate in the
202: 181: 1728: 1519: 1359: 1255: 794: 646:
Municipal boundary in East Jerusalem with localities of Jerusalem J1 in light green
468: 1126: 1581: 1201: 1060: 739: 556: 428: 408: 1554: 1272: 804: 774: 662: 515: 484: 476: 300: 147: 1790: 1772: 1759: 1574: 1414: 1373: 1074: 945: 925: 857: 842: 744: 696: 624: 548: 349: 463:. The current governor, appointed by the Palestinian National Authority, is 1267: 567: 531: 464: 363: 356: 209: 977: 1498: 1449: 1428: 994: 920: 892: 852: 832: 827: 754: 672: 604: 576: 544: 1224: 981:
Expanded Jerusalem with Israeli municipal boundary of annexed area, 1967
490:
The total land area of the governorate is 344 km. According to the
1715: 1477: 1456: 1421: 1366: 1031: 862: 779: 764: 749: 701: 612: 584: 642: 1632: 1442: 1435: 1400: 1046: 965: 960: 915: 897: 877: 759: 734: 721: 711: 600: 560: 460: 314: 167: 133: 522:
comprises the parts of the Governorate that are not included in J1.
1802:
Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority in the West Bank
1512: 955: 887: 784: 279: 272: 265: 237: 174: 160: 1547: 1491: 1380: 1324: 1316: 1088: 1011: 908: 837: 822: 789: 716: 667: 572: 552: 536: 286: 188: 498:
in 2022 population had risen to 482,854 as official Statistics.
1470: 1332: 1276: 1178:
Israeli Settlements in Palestine—Annual Statistical Report 2012
940: 935: 867: 677: 592: 580: 342: 335: 251: 216: 1185:, pp. -. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, August 2013 1352: 706: 691: 616: 153: 471:, appointed in 2008. The Governorate has two sub-districts: 1623: 1003: 1172: 1170: 1155:"Israel said to arrest PA Jerusalem governor, lawyer" 1167: 551:, Kufr A’qab, Ras Al-Amud, Sharafat, Sheikh Jarrah, 442: 422: 615:, Biddu, Beit Duqqu, Bir Nabala, Dahiat Al-Bareed, 635:, other Bedouin communities (see Bedouin village 1788: 810: 993:, was ruled by Jordan until 1967. In the 1967 909:Palestinian controlled Jerusalem neighborhoods 1609: 1240: 384: 650: 525: 1616: 1602: 1247: 1233: 607:, Ash-Sheikh Sa’d, Az-Za’eem, Beit Anan, 391: 377: 1254: 1134:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 976: 641: 492:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 459:and located in the central part of the 1789: 1625:Governorates of the State of Palestine 1119: 1597: 1228: 728: 432: 412: 13: 14: 1813: 1210: 684: 96:344 km (133 sq mi) 1705: 1699: 1296: 1289: 1081: 1067: 1053: 1039: 1024: 817:List of East Jerusalem locations 146: 74: 61: 41: 55:arrangements in the governorate 1195:Jerusalem Bulletin English.pdf 1188: 1147: 1: 1112: 467:since 2018, who succeeded to 119:Israeli West Bank Settlements 51:map of the area, showing the 811:East Jerusalem neighborhoods 7: 1095: 972: 501: 443: 423: 10: 1818: 1017: 814: 514:is usually referred to as 1714: 1697: 1631: 1564: 1390: 1342: 1306: 1287: 1262: 655: 651:Division by locality type 145: 117:This figure excludes the 113: 105: 100: 92: 87: 69: 60: 40: 31: 24: 1527:as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya 1275:unilaterally annexed by 1183:Concepts and Definitions 800:As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya 629:, the Bedouin community 611:, Beit Ijza, Beit Iksa, 597:As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya 563:, Umm Tuba, Wadi Al-Joz 526:Division by sub-district 485:East Jerusalem (al-Quds) 19:Governorate in Palestine 16:Governorate of Palestine 496:Palestinian territories 1281:Jerusalem Municipality 1102:Positions on Jerusalem 982: 647: 1797:Jerusalem Governorate 1676:Ramallah and al-Bireh 1256:Jerusalem Governorate 1218:Jerusalem governorate 987:1948 Arab–Israeli War 980: 902:Bethlehem Governorate 645: 449:Jerusalem Governorate 259:RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH 26:Jerusalem Governorate 609:Beit Hanina al-Balad 557:Shu'fat Refugee Camp 1769: /  1641:Jerusalem (al-Quds) 1160:The Times of Israel 904:and East Jerusalem) 451:, is one of the 16 301:Jerusalem (al-Quds) 1200:2007-09-27 at the 1107:Jerusalem District 983: 648: 138:State of Palestine 106: • Total 93: • Total 53:Israeli occupation 1752: 1751: 1591: 1590: 549:Jabal Al-Mukabbir 441: 424:Muḥāfaẓat al-Quds 421: 401: 400: 366: 359: 352: 345: 338: 317: 303: 289: 282: 275: 268: 254: 240: 219: 212: 191: 177: 170: 163: 156: 124: 123: 1809: 1784: 1783: 1781: 1780: 1779: 1774: 1770: 1767: 1766: 1765: 1762: 1709: 1703: 1618: 1611: 1604: 1595: 1594: 1584: 1577: 1557: 1550: 1543: 1536: 1529: 1522: 1515: 1508: 1501: 1494: 1487: 1480: 1473: 1466: 1459: 1452: 1445: 1438: 1431: 1424: 1417: 1410: 1408:'Arab al-Jahalin 1403: 1383: 1376: 1369: 1362: 1355: 1335: 1328: 1319: 1301: 1300: 1293: 1271:(Territories of 1249: 1242: 1235: 1226: 1225: 1204: 1192: 1186: 1174: 1165: 1164: 1151: 1145: 1144: 1142: 1141: 1131: 1123: 1085: 1071: 1057: 1043: 1028: 941:Dahiyet Al Barid 729:Village councils 637:'Arab al-Jahalin 626:Al-Khan Al-Ahmar 469:Adnan al-Husayni 446: 436: 434: 426: 416: 414: 405:Quds Governorate 393: 386: 379: 362: 355: 348: 341: 334: 313: 299: 285: 278: 271: 264: 250: 236: 215: 208: 187: 173: 166: 159: 152: 150: 126: 125: 80: 78: 77: 65: 45: 22: 21: 1817: 1816: 1812: 1811: 1810: 1808: 1807: 1806: 1787: 1786: 1777: 1775: 1771: 1768: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1756: 1755: 1753: 1748: 1710: 1704: 1695: 1627: 1622: 1592: 1587: 1580: 1573: 1560: 1553: 1546: 1541:ash-Sheikh Sa'd 1539: 1532: 1525: 1518: 1511: 1504: 1497: 1490: 1483: 1476: 1469: 1462: 1455: 1448: 1441: 1434: 1427: 1420: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1386: 1379: 1372: 1365: 1358: 1351: 1338: 1331: 1322: 1315: 1302: 1295: 1294: 1285: 1258: 1253: 1213: 1208: 1207: 1202:Wayback Machine 1193: 1189: 1175: 1168: 1153: 1152: 1148: 1139: 1137: 1129: 1125: 1124: 1120: 1115: 1098: 1091: 1086: 1077: 1072: 1063: 1058: 1049: 1044: 1035: 1029: 1020: 975: 970: 951:Arab al-Jahalin 930:ash-Sheikh Sa'd 911: 819: 813: 740:Arab al-Jahalin 731: 726: 687: 682: 658: 653: 547:, Beit Safafa, 528: 504: 397: 368: 367: 360: 353: 346: 339: 332: 325: 318: 311: 304: 297: 290: 283: 276: 269: 262: 255: 248: 241: 234: 227: 220: 213: 206: 199: 192: 185: 178: 171: 164: 157: 75: 73: 56: 36: 27: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1815: 1805: 1804: 1799: 1750: 1749: 1747: 1746: 1741: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1720: 1718: 1712: 1711: 1698: 1696: 1694: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1678: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1637: 1635: 1629: 1628: 1621: 1620: 1613: 1606: 1598: 1589: 1588: 1586: 1585: 1578: 1570: 1568: 1562: 1561: 1559: 1558: 1551: 1544: 1537: 1530: 1523: 1516: 1509: 1502: 1495: 1488: 1481: 1474: 1467: 1460: 1453: 1446: 1439: 1432: 1425: 1418: 1411: 1404: 1396: 1394: 1388: 1387: 1385: 1384: 1377: 1370: 1363: 1356: 1348: 1346: 1344:Municipalities 1340: 1339: 1337: 1336: 1329: 1320: 1312: 1310: 1304: 1303: 1288: 1286: 1273:East Jerusalem 1266: 1264: 1260: 1259: 1252: 1251: 1244: 1237: 1229: 1223: 1222: 1212: 1211:External links 1209: 1206: 1205: 1187: 1166: 1146: 1117: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1110: 1109: 1104: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1092: 1087: 1080: 1078: 1073: 1066: 1064: 1059: 1052: 1050: 1045: 1038: 1036: 1034:and its fields 1030: 1023: 1019: 1016: 974: 971: 969: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 923: 918: 912: 910: 907: 906: 905: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 812: 809: 808: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 730: 727: 725: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 688: 686: 685:Municipalities 683: 681: 680: 675: 670: 665: 663:East Jerusalem 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 605:An-Nabi Samwil 527: 524: 516:East Jerusalem 503: 500: 477:East Jerusalem 399: 398: 396: 395: 388: 381: 373: 370: 369: 361: 354: 347: 340: 333: 326: 319: 312: 305: 298: 291: 284: 277: 270: 263: 256: 249: 242: 235: 228: 221: 214: 207: 200: 193: 186: 179: 172: 165: 158: 151: 142: 141: 122: 121: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 85: 84: 71: 67: 66: 58: 57: 49:United Nations 46: 38: 37: 32: 29: 28: 25: 18: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1814: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1794: 1792: 1785: 1782: 1773:31.8°N 35.3°E 1745: 1742: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1724:Deir al-Balah 1722: 1721: 1719: 1717: 1713: 1708: 1702: 1692: 1689: 1687: 1684: 1682: 1679: 1677: 1674: 1672: 1669: 1667: 1664: 1662: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1649: 1647: 1644: 1642: 1639: 1638: 1636: 1634: 1630: 1626: 1619: 1614: 1612: 1607: 1605: 1600: 1599: 1596: 1583: 1579: 1576: 1575:Qalandia Camp 1572: 1571: 1569: 1567: 1566:Refugee camps 1563: 1556: 1552: 1549: 1545: 1542: 1538: 1535: 1531: 1528: 1524: 1521: 1517: 1514: 1510: 1507: 1503: 1500: 1496: 1493: 1489: 1486: 1485:Khan al-Ahmar 1482: 1479: 1475: 1472: 1468: 1465: 1461: 1458: 1454: 1451: 1447: 1444: 1440: 1437: 1433: 1430: 1426: 1423: 1419: 1416: 1412: 1409: 1405: 1402: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1393: 1389: 1382: 1378: 1375: 1371: 1368: 1364: 1361: 1357: 1354: 1350: 1349: 1347: 1345: 1341: 1334: 1330: 1326: 1323:al-Eizariya ( 1321: 1318: 1314: 1313: 1311: 1309: 1305: 1299: 1292: 1284: 1282: 1278: 1274: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1257: 1250: 1245: 1243: 1238: 1236: 1231: 1230: 1227: 1220: 1219: 1215: 1214: 1203: 1199: 1196: 1191: 1184: 1180: 1179: 1173: 1171: 1162: 1161: 1156: 1150: 1135: 1128: 1122: 1118: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1099: 1090: 1084: 1079: 1076: 1070: 1065: 1062: 1056: 1051: 1048: 1042: 1037: 1033: 1027: 1022: 1021: 1015: 1013: 1009: 1008:PNA elections 1005: 1000: 996: 992: 988: 979: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 931: 927: 926:Jabel Mukaber 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 913: 903: 899: 896: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 858:Sheikh Jarrah 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 843:Jabal Mukabar 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 820: 818: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 732: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 689: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 660: 644: 640: 638: 634: 633: 628: 627: 622: 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 586: 582: 578: 574: 570: 569: 564: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 538: 534: 533: 523: 521: 517: 513: 509: 499: 497: 493: 488: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 445: 444:Nafah al-Quds 439: 430: 425: 419: 410: 406: 394: 389: 387: 382: 380: 375: 374: 372: 371: 365: 358: 351: 344: 337: 331: 330: 324: 323: 316: 310: 309: 302: 296: 295: 288: 281: 274: 267: 261: 260: 253: 247: 246: 239: 233: 232: 226: 225: 218: 211: 205: 204: 198: 197: 190: 184: 183: 176: 169: 162: 155: 149: 144: 143: 139: 135: 131: 128: 127: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 99: 95: 91: 86: 83: 72: 68: 64: 59: 54: 50: 44: 39: 35: 30: 23: 1754: 1640: 1582:Shu'fat Camp 1270: 1268:Jerusalem J1 1217: 1190: 1182: 1177: 1158: 1149: 1138:. Retrieved 1121: 1061:Shu'fat Camp 984: 631: 625: 568:Jerusalem J2 566: 565: 532:Jerusalem J1 530: 529: 520:Jerusalem J2 519: 512:Jerusalem J1 511: 508:Jerusalem J1 507: 505: 489: 481:Jerusalem J2 480: 473:Jerusalem J1 472: 465:Adnan Ghaith 453:governorates 448: 413:محافظة القدس 404: 402: 364:ad-Dhahiriya 327: 320: 307: 306: 292: 257: 243: 229: 222: 201: 194: 180: 130:Governorates 1776: / 1555:az-Za'ayyem 1499:Nabi Samwil 1450:Beit Safafa 1429:Beit Hanina 1263:Subdistrict 995:Six-Day War 921:Beit Hanina 893:Wadi al-Joz 853:Ras al-Amud 833:Beit Safafa 828:Beit Hanina 805:Az-Za'ayyem 755:Beit Hanina 673:Al-Eizariya 577:Al-Eizariya 545:Beit Hanina 539:, Al-Quds ( 433:נפת אל-קודס 34:Governorate 1791:Categories 1778:31.8; 35.3 1739:North Gaza 1734:Khan Yunis 1716:Gaza Strip 1506:al-Qubeiba 1478:al-Judeira 1457:Beit Surik 1422:Beit Duqqu 1415:Beit 'Anan 1374:Kafr 'Aqab 1367:Bir Nabala 1140:2021-01-19 1113:References 1075:Kafr 'Aqab 1032:Beit Surik 985:After the 946:Kafr 'Aqab 815:See also: 780:Al-Judeira 765:Beit Sirik 750:Beit Duqqu 745:Beit 'Anan 702:Bir Nabala 697:Beit 'Anan 613:Beit Surik 589:Al-Qubeiba 585:Al-Judeira 559:, Silwan, 101:Population 1646:Bethlehem 1633:West Bank 1443:Beit Iksa 1436:Beit Ijza 1047:Beit Iksa 1014:as well. 997:, Israel 961:Al-Walaja 916:Sur Baher 900:(part of 898:Al-Walaja 878:Sur Baher 760:Beit Iksa 722:Qalandiya 712:Kafr Aqab 561:Sur Baher 461:West Bank 457:Palestine 438:romanized 418:romanized 322:BETHLEHEM 315:Bethlehem 308:JERUSALEM 134:West Bank 82:Palestine 1671:Qalqilya 1534:Sharafat 1513:Qalandia 1392:Villages 1198:Archived 1096:See also 999:occupied 991:Old City 973:Politics 956:Umm Tuba 888:Umm Tuba 873:Sharafat 848:Old City 785:Kalandia 541:Old City 502:Division 447:), also 280:Beitunia 273:al-Bireh 266:Ramallah 238:Qalqilya 231:QALQILYA 161:Qabatiya 1764:35°18′E 1761:31°48′N 1691:Tulkarm 1661:Jericho 1548:Shuafat 1492:Mukhmas 1381:Qatanna 1325:Bethany 1317:Abu Dis 1279:in its 1089:Abu Dis 1018:Gallery 1012:Knesset 863:Shu'fat 838:Isawiya 823:Abu Tor 790:Mikhmas 717:Qatanna 668:Abu Dis 573:Abu Dis 553:Shu’fat 537:Isawiya 479:), and 440::  420::  294:JERICHO 287:Jericho 196:TULKARM 189:Tulkarm 132:of the 109:365,521 70:Country 1686:Tubas 1681:Salfit 1666:Nablus 1651:Hebron 1471:al-Jib 1401:'Anata 1333:al-Ram 1308:Cities 1277:Israel 1136:(PCBS) 936:Al-Ram 883:At-Tur 868:Silwan 775:Al-Jib 735:'Anata 678:Ar-Ram 656:Cities 601:'Anata 593:Al-Ram 581:Al-Jib 429:Hebrew 409:Arabic 350:Yatta 343:Hebron 336:Halhul 329:HEBRON 252:Salfit 245:SALFIT 224:NABLUS 217:Nablus 175:Yamun 168:Ya'bad 114:  79:  1744:Rafah 1656:Jenin 1520:Rafat 1360:Biddu 1353:Hizma 1130:(PDF) 966:Anata 795:Rafat 770:Jaba' 707:Hizma 692:Biddu 632:Jaba’ 621:Jaba’ 617:Hizma 535:: Al- 357:Dura 210:Tubas 203:TUBAS 182:JENIN 154:Jenin 47:2018 1729:Gaza 1464:Jaba 403:The 88:Area 1004:PLO 639:). 455:of 1793:: 1181:, 1169:^ 1157:. 1132:. 619:, 603:, 599:, 595:, 591:, 587:, 583:, 579:, 575:, 571:: 555:, 518:. 487:. 435:, 431:: 427:; 415:, 411:: 1617:e 1610:t 1603:v 1327:) 1283:) 1248:e 1241:t 1234:v 1163:. 1143:. 932:) 928:( 407:( 392:e 385:t 378:v 140:) 136:(

Index

Governorate
2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate
United Nations
Israeli occupation
Location of Jerusalem Governorate
Palestine
Israeli West Bank Settlements
Governorates
West Bank
State of Palestine

Jenin
Qabatiya
Ya'bad
Yamun
JENIN
Tulkarm
TULKARM
TUBAS
Tubas
Nablus
NABLUS
QALQILYA
Qalqilya
SALFIT
Salfit
RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH
Ramallah
al-Bireh
Beitunia

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.