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Statistics
Note: All the data below relate to the barrier's effect following its completion in accordance with the route that the government approved on 30 April 2006.
Construction Progress
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Length (Km)
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Percentage of barrier's length
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Completed construction |
409 |
56.6 |
Under construction |
66 |
9.1 |
Construction not yet begun |
248 |
34.3 |
| Total |
723 |
100 |
Source: OCHA: office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, November 2007.
Construction Progress in Jerusaelm
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Length (Km) |
Percentage of barrier's length
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Length (Km) including the
Ma'ale Adumim enclave |
Percentage of barrier's length including the
Ma'ale Adumim enclave |
Completed construction |
78.5 |
64.3 |
78.5 |
47 |
Under construction |
15.6 |
12.7 |
30.6 |
18.3 |
Construction not yet begun |
28.2 |
23 |
58.2 |
34.7 |
| Total |
122 |
100 |
167.3 |
100% |
Source: OCHA: office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, October 2007.
Areas surrounded by barrier
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Amount of area (in dunams)
|
Percentage of West Bank |
| Area west of the barrier (including East Jerusalem) |
479,881 |
8.5 |
| Area east of the barrier that are completely or partially surrounded |
191,040 |
3.4 |
Total land area affected |
670,921 |
11.9 |
Palestinian population affected by the barrier's route
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Number of Communities
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Number of Residents |
| Communities west of the barrier* |
17 |
27,520 |
| Communities east of the barrier that are completely or partially surrounded** |
54 |
247,800 |
| East Jerusalem |
21 |
222,500 |
| Total |
92 |
497,820 |
* Residents of these towns and villages will require permits to live in their homes, and they will be able to leave their communities only via a gate in the barrier. The figure does not include three communities that are presently situated west of the barrier but lie east of the barrier according to the currently approved route.
** Residents of these towns and villages will not require permits or have to pass through a gate.
Settlements
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Number of Settlements
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Number of Residents |
| Settlements west of the barrier |
48 |
187,840 |
| Settlements east of the barrier |
69 |
57,330 |
| Settlements in East Jerusalem |
12 |
192,918 |
| Total |
129 |
438,088 |
Data source: Israel 's Central Bureau of Statistics, The PA Central Bureau of Statistics and OCHA. All data on population updated to the end of 2005.
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