The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Rām Allāh wa l Bīra) is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or muhfaza (seat) is the city of al-Bireh.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the district had a population of 279,730 in 2007. Laila Ghannam serves as governor, the first woman in this role.
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Localities
According to PCBS, the governorate has 78 localities, including refugee camps, in its jurisdiction. 13 localities have the status of municipality.
Cities
Al-Bireh: 45,975
Ramallah: 38,998
Beitunia: 26,604
Rawabi: 5,000
Municipalities
The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations over 5,000.
Bani Zeid
Bani Zeid al-Sharqiya
Beit Liqya
Bir Zeit
Deir Ammar
Deir Dibwan
Deir Jarir
al-Ittihad
Kharbatha al-Misbah
al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya
Ni'lin
Silwad
Sinjil
Turmus Ayya
al-Zaitounah
Village councils
The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations of over 1,000.
Refugee camps
Am'ari
Qalandia
Jalazone