Bethlehem Governorate
Bethlehem Governorate | |
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2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate | |
| Country | Palestine |
| Area | |
• Total | 644 km2 (249 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 176,515 |
| This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements | |
The Bethlehem Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بيت لحم, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Bayt Laḥm) is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers an area of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Its principal city and district capital is Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population was estimated to 199,463 in 2012.