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PCBS: Released a Statistical Report about Israeli Settlements in the Palestinian Territories 2006 29/07/2007 http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/desktopmodules/newsscrollEnglish/newsscrollView.aspx?ItemID=448&mID=11170 The number of settlers in the West Bank in 2006 reached 475,760
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
(PCBS) released a Statistical Report about Israeli Settlements in the
Palestinian Territory for the year 2006.
The report contains statistical data about
population, social, economic, and geographic indicators of the Israeli
Settlements. The report complies with PCBS work plan and is the outcome
of the efforts of PCBS to produce a series of statistical reports that
represent the Israeli aggression against Palestinian people. Such
series of statistical reports aiming at producing required data on the
situation of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian Territory and to
disclose the basic characteristics and factors in which they have an
effect on the Palestinian society
According to 2006 data, the number of
settlements in the West Bank totaled 144, most of them were in Jerusalem
Governorate (26 settlements) 16 of them were Annexed by Israel, then
Ramallah & Al-Bireh Governorate (24 settlements), while the minimum
number of settlements found in Tulkarm Governorate (3 settlements).
Available data indicate that the number of
settlers in the West Bank in 2006 reached 475,760 settlers, most of
settlers live in Jerusalem Governorate (259,712 Settlers) 201,139 of
them in (J1), then Ramallah & Al-Bireh Governorate (77,120 Settlers),
then Bethlehem Governorate (46,783 Settlers), then Salfit Governorate
(29,827 Settlers). While the minimum number of settlers found in Tubas
Region of (1,321 Settlers ).
In demographic terms, the percentage of
settlers in the West Bank, according to 2006 data equaled 16.1% of the
total population living in the West Bank with the highest percentage at
Jerusalem Governorate at 38.7% (44.0% of J1). The lowest percentage was
in Jenin Governorate, at 0.8%.
Data indicate that the settlements in the
West Bank according to the end of the year 2006 data were distributed
into four strips; Eastern Strip includes 28 settlements, Mountain Strip
includes 31 settlements, Western Hills Strip includes 48 settlements,
and the Greater Jerusalem Strip includes 37 settlements.
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