Salfit Governorate

Salfit Governorate
Governorate
2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate
2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate
Location of Salfit Governorate
Country Palestine
Area
 • Total
191 km2 (74 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
75,444
 This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements
Governorates of the West Bank (State of Palestine)

Salfit governorate (Arabic: محافظة سلفيت) is one of the 16 Governorates of the State of Palestine. It is located in the northwestern West Bank, held under Israeli occupation, bordered by the governorates of Ramallah and al-Bireh to the south, Nablus to the east and Qalqilya in the north as well as, Israel to the west. Its district capital and largest city is Salfit. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the governorate had a population of 75,444 inhabitants in mid-year 2017.[2] In the PCBS's census in 1997, which registered 46,671 residents, refugees accounted for 7.7% of the total population.[3] There were 37,613 male residents and 36,143 females.[2]

  1. ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics