Bethlehem Governorate
Bethlehem Governorate | |
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 2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate | |
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| Country |  Palestine |
| Area | |
• Total | 644 km2 (249 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 176,515 |
| This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements | |
The Bethlehem Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بيت لحم, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Bayt Laḥm) is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers an area of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Its principal city and district capital is Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population was estimated to 199,463 in 2012.[2]
Geography
According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the governorate has a total area of around 660 km2.[3]
Demographics
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]
Politics
Politically, the Bethlehem Governorate is somewhat of a stronghold of the left. In the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and The Alternative both had their best results. Its current governor is Muhammad Taha Hassan Abu Alia.
Localities
The governorate consists of 10 municipalities, 3 refugee camps, and 58 rural districts.
Municipalities
- Battir
- Beit Fajjar
- Beit Jala
- Beit Sahour
- Bethlehem
- al-Dawha
- Husan
- al-Khader
- Nahalin
- Tuqu'
- al-Ubeidiya
- Za'atara
Local and village councils
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Refugee camps
References
- ^ a b "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "Localities in Bethlehem Governorate by Type of Locality and Population Estimates, 2007-2016". Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Shrinking Space: Urban Contraction and Rural Fragmentation in the Bethlehem Governorate" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Occupied Palestinian Territory: Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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