Tulkarm Governorate
The Tulkarm Governorate is a province of the Palestinian National Authority. It is located in in the northwest of the West Bank region of occupied Palestine. Tulkarm Governorate includes dozens of villages and towns. The capital city is Tulkarm.
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 2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate | |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 239 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 158,213 |
| This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements | |
Population centres
Tulkarm Governorate has dozens of population centres, which are as follows:[2]
The city of Tulkarm مدينة طولكرم (the capital of the governorate).
The neighborhoods in the city of Tulkarm are:
- Shweika neighborhood حي شويكة
- Dhanaba neighborhood حي ذنابة
- Artah neighborhood حي ارتاح
- Aktaba neighborhood حي اكتابا
- Kafa neighborhood حي كفا
- Tulkarm camp مخيم طولكرم
- Nour Shams camp مخيم نور شمس
- and others
مدينة طولكرم (وهي عاصمة المحافظة)، ومن أهم أحياء مدينة طولكرم:
، وغيرها الكثير.
Villages and towns of the governorate:
Governors
| Name | Name in Arabic | starting date | ending date | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezz El-Din El-Sherif | عز الدين الشريف | December 10, 1995 | November 9, 2005 | |
| Raafat Balawi | رأفت بلعاوي | facilitator
مُسير أعمال | ||
| Talal Dweikat | طلال دويكات | September 1, 2006 | May 4, 2012 | |
| Jamal Saeed | جمال سعيد | facilitator
مُسير أعمال | ||
| Abdullah Kamil | عبد الله كميل | January 7, 2014 | December 29, 2014 | |
| Issam Abu Bakr | عصام أبو بكر | December 29, 2014 [3] | August 10, 2023 [4] | |
| Mustafa Taqatqa (Q124801110) | مصطفى طقاطقة | August 10, 2023 | March 9, 2024 | facilitator
مُسير أعمال |
| Mustafa Taqatqa (Q124801110) | مصطفى طقاطقة | March 9, 2024 [5] | still |
References
- "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- الجهاز المركزي الفلسطيني للإحصاء - التجمعات السكانية في محافظة طولكرم 2017 Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "قرار رقم (138) لسنة 2014م بشان نقل السيد/ عصام ابو بكر محافظا لمحافظة طولكرم" (PDF). ديوان الفتوى والتشريع. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "الرئيس يصدر مرسوما رئاسيا بإحالة عدد من محافظي المحافظات الجنوبية والشمالية للتقاعد". وكالة الأنباء والمعلومات الرسمية "وفا". Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "الرئيس يصدر مرسوما بتعيين مصطفى أحمد الديراوية محافظا لطولكرم". وكالة وفا. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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