Tulkarm Governorate
32°19′11.5″N 35°5′38.5″E / 32.319861°N 35.094028°E
Tulkarm Governorate | |
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2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate | |
| Country | Palestine |
| Area | |
• Total | 239 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 158,213 |
| This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements | |
| ISO 3166 code | PS-TKM |
| Governorates of the West Bank (Palestine) |
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The Tulkarm Governorate (Arabic: محافظة طولكرم, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūlkarm) is an administrative district and one of the 16 Governorates of Palestine, located in the north-western West Bank. The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometres. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants. The muhafaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm.