West Bank, Palestinian Territory

West Bank is one of 2 primary administrative regions in Palestinian Territory with a population of approximately 2,949,246 people.

Facts and figures on West Bank at a glance

Region name: West Bank (West Bank)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,949,246 people
Country: Palestinian Territory
Continent: Asia

The regional headquarters of West Bank (West Bank) is located in the regional capital Jericho (Jericho) with a population of 19,783 people.

The distance as the crow flies from West Bank's regional capital Jericho to Palestinian Territory's capital East Jerusalem (East Jerusalem) is approximately 22 km (14 mi).

Facts and figures about West Bank
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
West Bank West Bank2,949,246 peopleJericho Jericho19,783 people

Compare with other regions in Palestinian Territory.

Map of West Bank

Map of West Bank

Information on West Bank

Information on West Bank
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
West Bank West BankJericho Jericho11Palestinian TerritoryAsia

Time in West Bank

Time in West Bank
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 2 May 2024 - 12:50am (00:50h)In effect (+1 hour)Wed, 1 May 2024 - 11:50pm (23:50h)GMT UTC +3.0Asia/Hebron

Geographic coordinates of West Bank

Latitude & Longitude of West Bank
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map31°40'00.0"N (31.6666700°)35°15'00.0"E (35.2500000°)

Subregions in West Bank

There are 11 administrative subregions in West Bank.
Subregions in West Bank
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Al Khalil Al Khalil1.706,508Hebron Hebron160,470
Al Quds Al Quds2.419,108--
Bethlehem Bethlehem3.216,114Bethlehem Bethlehem29,019
Jenin Jenin4.311,231--
Jericho Jericho5.52,154Jericho Jericho19,783
Nablus Nablus6.380,961Nablus Nablus130,326
Qalqilya Qalqilya7.110,800--
Ramallah Ramallah8.348,110--
Salfit Salfit9.70,727--
Tubas Tubas10.64,719Tubas Ţūbās15,591
Tulkarm Tulkarm11.182,053--

External sources of information on West Bank

West Bank on Wikipedia