Hebron Governorate
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The Hebron Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الخليل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḫalīl) is an administrative district of Palestine in the southern West Bank.
Hebron Governorate | |
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Coordinates: 31.5°N 35.1°E / 31.5; 35.1 | |
Country | Palestine |
Area | |
• Total | 1,060 km2 (410 sq mi) |
Population (2017 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 711,223 |
This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements |
The governorate's land area is 1,060 square kilometres (410 sq mi) and its population according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in mid-year 2019 was 1,004,510. This makes the Hebron Governorate the largest of 16 governorates in both population and land area in the Palestinian territories.[2] The city of Hebron is the district capital or muhfaza (seat) of the governorate. The governor is Hussein al-Araj and its district commander is Abdel Fattah al-Ju’eidi.[3]
During the first six months of the First Intifada 42 people in Hebron Governorate were killed by the Israeli army.[4]