Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة Muḥāfaẓat Rām Allāh wa l Bīra) is one of 16 governorates of Palestine.

It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate.

Its district capital or muhfaza (seat) is the city of al-Bireh.

[2][3] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the district had a population of 279,730 in 2007.

[5] According to PCBS, the governorate has 78 localities, including refugee camps, in its jurisdiction.