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Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة Muḥāfaẓat Rām Allāh wa l Bīra) 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.[2][3]

Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

844 km2 (326 sq mi)

328,861

This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements

PS-RBH

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the district had a population of 279,730 in 2007.[4] Its governor is Dr Laila Ghannam, the first female governor.[5]

: 45,975

Al-Bireh

: 38,998

Ramallah

: 26,604

Beitunia

: 710

Rawabi

Governorates of Palestine