Tubas Governorate

محافظة طوباس Tubas Governorate
Basic data
Country	State of Palestine
surface	402 km²
Residents	64,500 (2020)
density	160 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	PS-TBS
View of Tubas

Coordinates: 32 ° 19 ′  N , 35 ° 29 ′  E

The Tubas Governorate ( Arabic محافظة طوباس, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūbās ) is a governorate of the Palestinian Authority or the State of Palestine . It is located in the north of the West Bank . The district capital or Muhfaza (seat) is the city of Tubas .

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had 60,927 inhabitants as of mid-2017. By 2020 this number rose to 64,500 inhabitants.

Demographics

The population is on average very young and around 36.3 percent are younger than 15 years, while only 3.6 percent are over 65 years old. In 2017, 99.9 percent of the population were Muslim and 0.1 percent were Christian or otherwise. Residents of Jewish settlements were not included. 54.1 percent of the total population were refugees from other areas in the same year.

Population development

Census year	population
1997	36,609
2007	50,261
2017	60,927

places

• Tubas
• 'Aqqaba
• Tammun

Individual evidence

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