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Tulkarm Governorate

Summary

The Tulkarm Governorate (Arabic: محافظة طولكرم, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūlkarm) is an administrative district and one of the 16 Governorates of Palestine, located in the north-western West Bank. The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometres.[2] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants.[3] The muhafaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm.

Tulkarm Governorate
Governorate
Location of Tulkarm 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
Coordinates: 32°19′11.5″N 35°5′38.5″E / 32.319861°N 35.094028°E / 32.319861; 35.094028
Country Palestine
Area
 • Total239 km2 (92 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total158,213
 This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements
ISO 3166 codePS-TKM

Localities edit

 
Tulkarm downtown in winter.

The Tulkarm Governorate has 51 localities and two refugee camps (Tulkarm Camp and Nur Shams Camp). The towns and cities mentioned below have populations of over 1,000.

Municipalities edit

Villages edit

Town
Far'un - فرعون
Iktaba - إكتابا
'Illar- عِلار
Izbat Shufa - عزبة شوفة
Al-Jarushiya - الجاروشية
Kafr Abbush - كفر عبوش
Kafr Jammal - كفر جمّال
Kafr al-Labad - كفراللبد
Kafr Rumman - كفر رمّان
Kafr Sur - كفر صور
Kafr Zibad - كفر زيباد
Khureish - خربة خريش
Kur - كور
an-Nazla al-Gharbiya - النزله الغربيه
an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya - النزله الشرقيه
an-Nazla al-Wusta - النزله الوسطه
Nazlat Abu Nar - نزلات ابو نار
Nazlat 'Isa - نزلة عيسى
Raml Zeita - رمل زيتة/قزازة
Ramin
Al-Ras - الرأس
Saffarin - سفارين
Seida - صيدا
Shufta - شوفه
Zeita - زيتا

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ Tulkarm governorate Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Projected Mid -Year Population for Tulkarm Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006". Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2007-11-05.