Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate (محافظة رام الله والبيرة ) 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 (seat) is the city of al-Bireh.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), 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

 * Al-Bireh: 45,975
 * Ramallah: 38,998
 * Beitunia: 26,604
 * Rawabi: 710

Municipalities
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 Sira
 * Beit Ur al-Fauqa
 * Beit Ur al-Tahta
 * Beitillu
 * 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
 * al-Midya
 * al-Mughayyir
 * Nabi Salih
 * Qarawat Bani Zeid
 * Qibya
 * Rammun
 * Rantis
 * Ras Karkar
 * Saffa
 * Shuqba
 * Surda
 * Taybeh
 * At-Tira

Refugee camps

 * Am'ari
 * Qalandia
 * Jalazone