The Judea and Samaria Area, however, is not included in the number of districts and subdistricts as Israel has not applied its civilian jurisdiction in that part of the West Bank.

The districts have no elected institutions of any kind, although they do possess councils composed of representatives of central government ministries and local authorities for planning and building purposes.

[citation needed] Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן‬, Ezor Yehuda VeShomron) The name Judea and Samaria for this geographical area is based on terminology from the Hebrew Bible and other sources relating to ancient Israel and Judah/Judea.

The territory has been under Israeli control since the 1967 Six-Day War but not annexed by Israel, pending negotiations regarding its status.

There are no subdistricts or administratively declared "natural regions" in the Judea and Samaria Area.