Jerusalem Governorate

West Bank governorates of Palestine

Jenin Qabatiya Ya'bad Yamun JENIN Tulkarm TULKARM TUBAS Tubas Nablus NABLUS QALQILYA Qalqilyah SALFIT Salfit RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH Ramallah al-Bireh Beitunia Jericho JERICHO Jerusalem (al-Quds) JERUSALEM Bethlehem BETHLEHEM HEBRON Halhul Hebron Yatta Dura ad-Dhahiriya

The Jerusalem Governorate (Arabic: محافظة القدس‎‎ Muḥāfaẓat al-Quds; Hebrew: נפת ירושלים‎ Nafat al-Quds) is one of the 16 Governorates of Palestine and located in the central part of the West Bank. The Governorate has two sub-districts: Jerusalem J1, which includes the localities within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality (East Jerusalem), and Jerusalem J2, which includes the remaining parts of the Jerusalem Governorate. The district capital of the Governorate is Jerusalem (al-Quds).

The total land area of the governorate is 344 km². According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 429,500 residents in 2005, accounting for 10.5% of Palestinians living in the Palestinian territories.Adnan al-Husayni was appointed governor in 2008.

The Jerusalem Governorate is divided into the sub-districts "Jerusalem J1" and "Jerusalem J2". Jerusalem J1 comprises the parts of the West Bank that were annexed by Israel in 1980 and included within the Israeli municipality Jerusalem. Jerusalem J1 is usually referred to as East Jerusalem. Jerusalem J2 comprises the parts of the Governorate that are not included in J1.

Jerusalem J1: Al-Isawiya, Al-Quds (Old City), Ash-Shayyah, As-Sawahira Al-Gharbiya, As-Suwwana, At-Tur, Ath-Thuri, Bab As-Sahira, Beit Hanina, Beit Safafa, Jabal Al-Mukabbir, Kufr A’qab, Ras Al-Amud, Sharafat, Sheikh Jarrah, Shu’fat, Shu'fat Refugee Camp, Silwan, Sur Baher, Umm Tuba, Wadi Al-Joz