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| Percentage of Households in Palestine by the Main Mean of Obtaining Water, Region and Locality Type, 2015 | ||||||
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Region and Locality Type |
Mean of obtaining water | |||||
| Public Water Network | Water Tanks | Domestic Well | Puplic Tap | Mineral Water and Gallons | Other | |
| Palestine | 93.3 | 38.4 | 18.1 | 0.1 | 13.0 | 4.1 |
| Urban | 93.5 | 40.6 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 4.9 |
| Rural | 89.0 | 26.7 | 35.8 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| Camps | 99.6 | 43.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 0.7 |
| West Bank | 93.4 | 24.3 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Urban | 94.5 | 24.6 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Rural | 89.0 | 26.0 | 37.7 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Camps | 99.7 | 14.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Gaza Strip | 93.0 | 65.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.9 | 11.0 |
| Urban | 91.9 | 66.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 12.4 |
| Rural | 89.1 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.9 | 25.9 |
| Camps | 99.6 | 64.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 1.1 |
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| Definitions: | ||||||
| Public Water Network: A net of pipes for the purpose of providing clean water to households. It normally belongs to a municipality, the council or to a private company. | ||||||
| Public tap: A source of water available to the public and is usually located in a public square or public place. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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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. |
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| Other: In case the main source of drinking water other than previous case. | ||||||
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Source:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2015. Household Environmental Survey - 2015: Main Findings . Ramallah - Palestine. |
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