Tulkarm Governorate

محافظة طولكرم Tulkarm Governorate
Basic data
Country	State of Palestine
surface	246 km²
Residents	195,300 (2020)
density	794 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	PS-TBS
View of Tulkarm

Coordinates: 32 ° 19 ′  N , 35 ° 6 ′  E

The Tulkarm Governorate ( Arabic محافظة طولكرم, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūlkarm ) 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 Tulkarm .

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had 186,760 inhabitants as of mid-2017. By 2020 this number rose to 195,300 inhabitants.

Demographics

The population is on average very young and around 33.5 percent are younger than 15 years, while only 4.3 percent are over 65 years old. In 2017, 100 percent of the population was Muslim. Residents of Jewish settlements were not included. 60.1 percent of the total population were refugees in the same year.

Population development

Census year	population
1997	134.110
2007	157.988
2017	186,760

places

• Tulkarm

Individual evidence

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