Click Here To Download Data as XLSX                                                          Publish Date: 2017
Households and Persons in Palestine by Governorate and Main Source of Drinking Water to the Household, 2017
Governorate Main Source of Drinking water
  piped into dwelling  protected dug well/protected spring unprotected dug well/unprotected spring rainwater tanker truck/cart with small tank bottled water public tap others Not Stated Total
Palestine* Households 494,220 12,073 865 9,904 318,932 9,122 7,990 2,037 11,186 866,329
  Persons 2,394,770 62,537 4,554 52,421 1,780,909 38,673 45,317 10,360 28,861 4,418,402
West Bank* Households 468,094 10,147 522 9,597 24,573 7,293 59 226 11,108 531,619
  Persons 2,249,664 52,136 2,655 50,735 129,486 29,702 279 1,112 28,423 2,544,192
Jenin Households 54,824 3,074 193 933 5,821 593 1 28 28 65,495
  Persons 257,718 14,992 965 4,263 27,413 2,463 5 138 131 308,088
Tubas & Northern Valleys Households 11,652 194 3 161 238 122 0 41 0 12,411
  Persons 56,354 996 14 784 1,262 579 0 197 0 60,186
Tulkarm Households 38,587 449 12 120 13 172 0 5 2 39,360
  Persons 179,622 2,151 66 501 52 689 0 20 9 183,110
Nablus Households 78,537 646 31 1,025 1,679 262 5 9 41 82,235
  Persons 369,442 3,128 142 4,832 7,996 1,092 16 34 162 386,844
Qalqiliya Households 22,009 145 3 197 29 117 0 5 2 22,507
  Persons 105,907 734 13 911 131 503 0 25 4 108,228
Salfit Households 15,354 5 0 212 15 90 0 1 0 15,677
  Persons 72,377 20 0 885 93 356 0 4 0 73,735
Ramallah & Al-Bireh Households 62,665 910 41 274 445 4,433 0 81 1,339 70,188
  Persons 290,146 4,517 222 1,298 2,364 17,942 0 404 4,695 321,588
Jericho & Al Aghwar Households 8,992 61 4 1 501 58 8 2 607 10,234
  Persons 43,898 308 34 7 2,657 246 39 15 2,334 49,538
Jerusalem* Households 22,476 79 10 136 123 466 3 18 9,031 32,342
  Persons 108,848 375 40 646 672 2,078 12 103 20,856 133,630
Bethlehem Households 43,767 307 5 277 415 743 2 9 31 45,556
  Persons 204,843 1,417 20 1,194 2,106 2,701 7 29 92 212,409
Hebron Households 109,231 4,277 220 6,261 15,294 237 40 27 27 135,614
  Persons 560,509 23,498 1,139 35,414 84,740 1,053 200 143 140 706,836
Gaza Strip Households 26,126 1,926 343 307 294,359 1,829 7,931 1,811 78 334,710
  Persons 145,106 10,401 1,899 1,686 1,651,423 8,971 45,038 9,248 438 1,874,210
North Gaza Households 7,818 471 57 33 54,419 352 444 392 26 64,012
  Persons 44,899 2,561 354 174 309,197 1,829 2,794 2,226 154 364,188
Gaza Households 10,783 625 152 96 99,972 1,028 163 400 19 113,238
  Persons 59,670 3,266 832 537 568,632 4,739 948 2,058 124 640,806
Dier al Balah Households 1,442 89 25 56 45,474 171 1,311 604 30 49,202
  Persons 7,461 441 126 285 249,576 860 7,942 2,742 143 269,576
Khan Yunis Households 3,864 563 83 94 56,551 203 4,858 291 3 66,510
  Persons 20,909 3,040 433 537 312,545 1,115 26,525 1,553 17 366,674
Rafah Households 2,219 178 26 28 37,943 75 1,155 124 0 41,748
  Persons 12,167 1,093 154 153 211,473 428 6,829 669 0 232,966
* Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967 .
Defination:
Piped into dwelling: Transferring water through the water network into the dwelling (through internal pipe extensions) and connecting it to one or more facilities, for example, in the kitchen and / or bathroom.
Protected dug well/protected spring: The dug well is a deep hole in the ground that has been drilled or excavated to reach the groundwater, where the water can be extracted from it using a pump or other means. The spring is intended to automatically flow groundwater from the ground and may be in a pit or surface flow. In the two cases, the protected well or spring is a dust-protected well, such as bird droppings, insects and other health contaminants, and is separated from the external contaminants and covered so that no pollutant can enter
Unprotected dug well/unprotected spring: It is a well or spring without a cover that prevents the arrival of life or any other contaminants to the water surface, and is more exposed to health contaminants.
Rainwater: Rainwater collected from rooftops or elsewhere and collected in wells or reservoirs. Groundwater is not considered as a collection water for rain. Therefore, the main source of this water is rainwater. Tanks, artesian wells, springs, public water network.
Tanker truck/cart with small tank: Means large, small or animal-drawn trucks or any means of transporting water using tanks for the housing unit regardless of where the water is stored in the housing unit
Bottled water: Water is bought in sealed bottles or gallons, it is not meant that store the water of the house in bottles or gallons.
Public tap: A source of water available to the public and is usually located in a public square or public place.
Other: In case the main source of drinking water other than previous case
Source:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2018. Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017: Census Final Results - Summary. 2017
Ramallah - Palestine.