Tulkarm Governorate

West Bank Part of the Palestinian territories

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 Tulkarm Governorate (Arabic: محافظة طولكرم‎ Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūlkarm; Hebrew: נפת טולכרם Nafat Ṭūlkarm) is an administrative district and one of 16 Governorates of Palestine located in the northwestern West Bank. The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometers.^[1] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants.^[2] The muhfaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm.

Localities

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

Municipalities

• Anabta
• Attil
• Bal'a
• Baqa ash-Sharqiyya
• Beit Lid
• Deir al-Ghusun
• Qaffin
• Tulkarm

Villages

See also

• Palestinian National Authority
• Palestinian territories

References

Governorates of the State of Palestine West Bank Jerusalem (al-Quds) Bethlehem Hebron Jenin Jericho Nablus Qalqilya Ramallah and al-Bireh Salfit Tubas Tulkarm Gaza Strip Deir al-Balah Gaza Khan Yunis North Gaza Rafah

Coordinates: 32°19′11.5″N 35°5′38.5″E / 32.319861°N 35.094028°E / 32.319861; 35.094028