List of cities in the Palestinian Territories
The following list provides an overview of the largest cities in the Palestinian Territories , which comprise part of the Israeli- occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip . The article of the same name contains more detailed information on the Palestinian territories .
The following table shows the cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, the results of the census of December 10, 1997, December 1, 2007 and January 12, 2017, and the governorate to which the city belongs. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
| Rank (2017) |
Name in German | Name in Arabic | 1997 census | 2007 census | 2017 census | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gaza | غزة | 353,632 | 483,869 | 631.215 | Gaza |
| ... | East Jerusalem | القدس | 210.209 | 225,416 | 281.163 | Jerusalem |
| 2. | Chan Yunis | خان يونس | 123.175 | 180.342 | 246.307 | Chan Yunis |
| 3. | Jabaliya | جباليا | 113.901 | 164.931 | 222.166 | North Gaza |
| 4th | Rafah | رفح | 109.174 | 156.332 | 208,449 | Rafah |
| 5. | Hebron | الخليل | 119.401 | 163.146 | 201.063 | Hebron |
| 6th | Nablus | نابلس | 100.231 | 126.132 | 156.906 | Nablus |
| 7th | Bait Lahiya | بيت لاهيا | 38,460 | 64,457 | 89,838 | North Gaza |
| 8th. | Nuseirat | النصيات | 44,722 | 64,759 | 86,598 | Dair al-Balah |
| 9. | Dair al-Balah | دير البلح | 42,870 | 60,877 | 82.117 | Dair al-Balah |
| 10. | Tulkarm | طولكرم | 44,029 | 61,941 | 74,463 | Tulkarm |
| 11. | Yatta | يطا | 31,539 | 49,949 | 63,511 | Hebron |
| 12. | Jenin | جنين | 35,791 | 49,375 | 60,325 | Jenin |
| 13. | Beit Hanun | بيت حانون | 20,791 | 38,047 | 52,237 | North Gaza |
| 14th | Qalqiliya | قلقيلية | 31,772 | 41,739 | 51,683 | Qalqiliya |
| 15th | al-Bireh | البيرة | 27,972 | 38.202 | 45,975 | Ramallah and al-Bira |
| 16. | Bureij | البريج | 25,180 | 33,855 | 43,515 | Dair al-Balah |
| 17th | Bani Suheila | بني سهيلا | 23,031 | 31,703 | 41,439 | Chan Yunis |
| 18th | Dura | دورا | 15,682 | 28,268 | 39,336 | Hebron |
| 19th | Ramallah | رام الله | 18,017 | 27,460 | 38,998 | Ramallah and al-Bira |
| 20th | ad-Dhahiriya | الظاهرية | 20,548 | 28,776 | 35,924 | Hebron |
| 21st | al-Qarara | القرارة | 11,889 | 19,769 | 29.004 | Chan Yunis |
| 22nd | Bethlehem | بيت لحم | 21,947 | 25,266 | 28,591 | Bethlehem |
| 23. | Maghazi | المغازي | 16,858 | 22,612 | 27,827 | Dair al-Balah |
| 24. | Halhul | حلحول | 15,682 | 22,128 | 27,031 | Hebron |
| 25th | Abasan al-Kabira | عبسان الكبيرة | 13,378 | 18,413 | 26,767 | Chan Yunis |
| 26th | Baituniya | بيتونيا | 9,391 | 19,761 | 26,604 | Ramallah and al-Bira |
| 27. | as-Samu | السموع | 12,912 | 20,130 | 26,011 | Hebron |
| 28. | Idhna | إذنا | 13,541 | 19,012 | 26,009 | Hebron |
| 29 | Bani Na'im | بني نعيم | 13,582 | 20,084 | 24,628 | Hebron |
| 30th | Qabatiya | قباطية | 14,694 | 19.197 | 24,439 | Jenin |
| 31. | az-Zawayda | الزَوايْدَة | 10,748 | 16,939 | 23,841 | Dair al-Balah |
| 32. | Tubas | طوباس | 11,960 | 16,700 | 21,431 | Tubas |
| 33. | al-Eizariya | العيزرية | 12,893 | 17.606 | 21,175 | Jerusalem |
| 34. | Jericho | أريحا | 14,744 | 18,346 | 20,907 | Jericho |
| 35. | Al-Yamun | اليامون | 12,418 | 16,383 | 20,774 | Jenin |
| 36. | Sa'ir | سعير | 9,672 | 18,045 | 20,722 | Hebron |
| 37. | Tarqumiyah | ترقوميا | 10,567 | 14,357 | 19,311 | Hebron |
| 38. | al-Ram | الرام | 18,967 | 20,359 | 15,814 | Jerusalem |
| 39. | Salfit | سلفيت | 7.103 | 8,796 | 10,911 | Salfit |