Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or muhfaza is the city of al-Bireh.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the district had a population of 279,730 in 2007. Its governor is Dr Laila Ghannam, the first female governor.Localities
According to PCBS, the governorate has 78 localities, including refugee camps. in its jurisdiction. 13 localities have the status of municipality.Cities
The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations over 5,000.
- Bani Zeid
- Bani Zeid al-Sharqiya
- Beit Liqya
- Bir Zeit
- Deir Ammar
- Deir Dibwan
- Deir Jarir
- al-Ittihad
- Kharbatha al-Misbah
- al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya
- Ni'lin
- Silwad
- Sinjil
- Turmus Ayya
- al-Zaitounah
Village councils
The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations of over 1,000.
- Aboud
- Abu Qash
- Abwein
- Ajjul
- 'Atara
- Beitin
- Bil'in
- Beit Rima
- Beit Sira
- Beit Ur al-Fauqa
- Beit Ur al-Tahta
- Budrus
- Burqa
- Deir Ibzi
- Deir Abu Mash'al
- Deir Qaddis
- Deir as-Sudan
- Dura al-Qar
- Ein 'Arik
- Ein Qiniya
- Ein Yabrud
- al-Janiya
- Jifna
- Kafr Ein
- Kafr Malik
- Kafr Nima
- Khirbet Abu Falah
- Kobar
- al-Lubban al-Gharbi
- Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya
- al-Midya
- al-Mughayyir
- Nabi Salih
- Qarawat Bani Zeid
- Qibya
- Rammun
- Rantis
- Ras Karkar
- Saffa
- Shuqba
- Surda
- Taybeh
- Am'ari
- Qalandia
- Jalazone
