Palestine Governorates (original) (raw)
ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-3 is dated 2011-12-15. It assigns codes to the governorates, as shown in the table below.
These are the new governorates of Palestine, according to Global Statistics 
.
| Governorate | HASC | ISO | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem | PS.WE.BL | BTH | 176,515 | Bayt Lahm |
| Deir Al-Balah | PS.GZ.DB | DEB | 205,534 | Deir Al-Balah |
| Gaza | PS.GZ.GZ | GZA | 496,410 | Gaza |
| Gaza ash Shamaliyah | PS.GZ.GS | NGZ | 270,245 | Jabaliyah |
| Hebron | PS.WE.HE | HBN | 551,130 | Hebron |
| Jenin | PS.WE.JN | JEN | 256,212 | Jenin |
| Jericho | PS.WE.JC | JRH | 41,724 | Ariha |
| Jerusalem | PS.WE.JS | JEM | 362,521 | al-Quds |
| Khan Yunis | PS.GZ.KY | KYS | 270,979 | Khan Yunis |
| Nablus | PS.WE.NA | NBS | 321,493 | Nablus |
| Qalqilya | PS.WE.QA | QQA | 91,046 | Qalqilya |
| Rafah | PS.GZ.RA | RFH | 173,371 | Rafah |
| Ramallah and Al-Bireh | PS.WE.RB | RBH | 278,018 | Ramallah |
| Salfit | PS.WE.SA | SLT | 59,464 | Salfit |
| Tubas | PS.WE.TB | TBS | 48,771 | Tubas |
| Tulkarm | PS.WE.TL | TKM | 158,213 | Tulkarm |
| HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes.The middle two letters identify the district.For key, see the Districts of Palestine page. ISO: Codes from ISO standard 3166-2. Population: 2007-12-01 census. Capital: Information provided by Karem Abdalla. Bayt Lahm isArabic for Bethlehem; Ariha is Arabic for Jericho; al-Qudsis Arabic for Jerusalem. |
Change history:
Under Israeli administration, Gaza was divided into the subdistricts of Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Rafah; the West Bank was divided into the subdistricts of Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Jordan, Nablus, Ramallah, and Tulkarm.
Other names of subdivisions:
- Gaza ash Shamaliyah: North Gaza (English)
- Jericho: Jericho and Al Aghwar (variant)
- Nablus: Nabulus (variant)