Salfit Governorate

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Palestinian Local Government in the West Bank v • d • e

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 Salfit Governorate (Arabic: محافظة سلفيت‎) is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority. It is located in the northwestern West Bank, 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 64,129 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.^[1] In the PCBS's census in 1997, which registered 46,671 residents, refugees accounted for 7.7% of the total population.^[2] There were 23,758 males and 22,913 females.^[3]

[edit] Localities

• Biddya
• Bruqin
• Dar Abu Basal
• Deir Ballut
• Deir Istiya
• Farkha
• Haris
• Iskaka
• Izbat Abu Adam
• Kafr ad-Dik
• Khirbet Qeis
• Khirbet Susa
• Kifl Hares
• Marda
• Mas-ha
• Qarawat Bani Hassan
• Qira
• Rafat
• Salfit
• Sarta
• Yasuf
• Za'tara
• az-Zawiya

[edit] Israeli Settlements & Outposts

• Alei Zahav
• Ariel
• Barkan
• El Matan
• Elqana
• Etz Efraim
• Havat Yair
• Immanuel
• Karnei Shomron
• Kfar Tapuach
• Kiryat Netafim
• Ma'ale Shomron
• Magen Dan
• Nofei Nehemia
• Nofim
• Peduel
• Revava
• Tapuach West
• Yakir

[edit] References

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Coordinates: 32°7′5.5″N 35°5′25″E / 32.118194°N 35.09028°E / 32.118194; 35.09028