Jenin Governorate

Palestinian Local Government in the West Bank v • d • e

Jenin Qabatiya Ya'bad Yamun JENIN Tulkarm TULKARM TUBAS Tubas Nablus NABLUS QALQILYA Qalqilyah SALFIT Salfit RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH Ramallah al-Bireh Beitunia Jericho JERICHO Jerusalem (al-Quds) JERUSALEM Bethlehem BETHLEHEM HEBRON Halhul Hebron Yatta Dura ad-Dhahiriya

The Jenin Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنين‎) is one of a number of Governorates of the West Bank and Gaza Strip within the Palestinian Territories, It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank including the area around the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the Governorate had a population of 380,212 (6.8% of the Palestinian population) with 48,169 households in mid-year 2007.^[1] 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. It is governed by Qadoura Mousa.

Localities

Cities

• Jenin (includes Jenin camp)

Municipalities

• Ajjah
• Arrabah
• Burqin
• Deir Abu Da'if
• Jaba
• Kafr Dan
• Kafr Rai
• Meithalun
• Qabatiya
• Silat al-Harithiya
• Yabad
• al-Yamun

Village councils

The following is a list of Palestinian localities in the Jenin Governorate with populations of 1000+

See also

• Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority

Source

• Administrative divisions in Palestine

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Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°18′E / 32.46°N 35.3°E / 32.46; 35.3