Qalqilya Governorate

محافظة قلقيلية Qalqilya Governorate
Basic data
Country	State of Palestine
surface	608 km²
Residents	112,400 (2020)
density	185 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	PS-JRH
View of Qalqiliya

Coordinates: 32 ° 11 '  N , 35 ° 4'  E

The Qalqilya Governorate ( Arabic محافظة قلقيلية, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Qalqīliya ) is a governorate of the Palestinian Authority or the State of Palestine . It is located in the northwest of the West Bank . The district capital or Muhfaza (seat) is the city of Qalqiliya .

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had 112,400 inhabitants as of mid-2017. By 2020 this number rose to 119,042 inhabitants.

Demographics

The population is on average very young and around 37.2 percent are younger than 15 years, while only 3.4 percent are over 65 years old. In 2017, 100 percent of the population was Muslim . Residents of Jewish settlements were not included. 64.5 percent of the total population were refugees in the same year.

Population development

Census year	population
1997	72.007
2007	91,217
2017	112,400

places

• Qalqiliya

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Qalqilyah (Governorate, Palestinian Territories) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .