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Ramallah an al-Bireh Govrenorate

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The Ramallah an al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة‎) is ane o 16 Govrenorates o Palestine. It covers a lairge pairt o the central Wast Bank, on the northren border o the Jerusalem Govrenorate. Its destrict caipital or muhfaza (seat) is the ceety o al-Bireh.[1][2]

Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics (PCBS), the destrict haed a population o 279,730 in 2007.[3] Its governor is Said Abu Ali.[4]

Localities

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Accordin tae PCBS, the govrenorate haes 78 localities includin refugee camps in its jurisdiction. Thirteen localities retain the status o a municipality.

Ceeties

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Municipalities

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The follaeing localities in the Ramallah an al-Bireh Govrenorate hae populations ower 10,000

Village cooncils

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The follaein localities in the Ramallah an al-Bireh Governorate hae populations ower 1,000.

Refugee camps

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See an aa

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References

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  1. :: Al-Bireh Municipality :: Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Administrative divisions in Palestine Archived 2006-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [1] Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
  4. [2] Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine

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Coordinates: 31°55′59″N 35°12′18″E / 31.933°N 35.205°E / 31.933; 35.205