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Statistics

Population of the West Bank Not Connected to a Running-Water Network, by District*

District
Number of residents
Communities not Connected to Running-water Network
Residents in Unconnected Communities
 Residents not Connected to Running-water Network
(by percentage)
 
Tubas
 48,100
15
17,100
36%
Nablus
 336,400
27
70,800
19%
Jenin
 261,800
37
45,600
17%
Qalqiliya
 97,500
15
15,400
16%
Salfit
 64,100
2
8,900
14%
Tulkarm
 172,800
11
21,300
12%
Hebron
 542,600
90
38,100
7%
Bethlehem
 180,100
16
8,800
5%
al-Quds
 153,750
3
1,400
0.9%
Ramallah
 290,400
4
200
0.06%
Jericho
 43,600
0
0
0
Total
 2,191,100
220
227,500
10.4%

 

Water Consumption in the West Bank in 2007, by Districts

District
Annual quantity of water supplied to the district (in million cubic meters)
Per capita daily water supply (in liters)
Loss (resulting from defective pipes or theft)*
 Per capita daily consumption
(in liters)
 
Jenin
5.00
52.3
27%
38
Tubas
0.84
47.9
38%
30
al-Quds
7.57
135
26%
99
Hebron
16.90
81.2
36%
54
Salfit
1.81
77.7
39.1%
47
Tulkarm
7.87
124.9
42%
73
Nablus
10.47
85.2
37%
53
Qalqiliya
4.59
129.2
25%
97
Bethlehem
8.22
125.1
44%
71
Ramallah
12.08
113.9
26%
84
Jericho
3.92
246.7
24%
187
Total
79.32
99.2
34%
66

* Source: The Palestinian Water Authority's statistics for the end of 2007.


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