Salfit Governorate

محافظة سلفيت Salfit Governorate
Basic data
Country	State of Palestine
surface	204 km²
Residents	80,200 (2020)
density	393 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	PS-SLT
View of Salfit

Coordinates: 32 ° 7 '  N , 35 ° 5'  E

The Salfit Governorate ( Arabic محافظة سلفيت, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Salfīt ) 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 Salfit .

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had 75,444 inhabitants as of mid-2017. By 2020 this number rose to 80,200 inhabitants.

Demographics

The population is on average very young and around 37.4 percent are younger than 15 years, while only 3.6 percent are over 65 years old. In 2017, 100 percent of the population was Muslim . Residents of Jewish settlements were not included. 51.9 percent of the total population were refugees in the same year.

Population development

Census year	population
1997	48,538
2007	59,570
2017	75,444

places

• Salfit
• Ariel

Individual evidence

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