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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 Length (Km) Percentage of barrier's length Completed construction 409 56.6 Under construction 73 10.2 Construction not yet begun 223 31.5 Total 709 100 Source: OCHA: office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, August 2009. Construction Progress in Jerusaelm Length (Km) Percentage of barrier's length 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 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 Number of Communities Number of Residents Communities west of the barrier* 35 35,000 Communities east of the barrier that are completely or partially surrounded** 25 151,000 East Jerusalem 21 225,000 Total 81 411,000 * Source: OCHA: office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, August 2009. ** 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 Number of Settlements 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. Gates in the Separation Barrier There are 73 crossings in the Separation Barrier (as of July 2009), for movement between the severed parts of the West Bank . Eleven of these are checkpoints, which serve the general Palestinian population for crossing daily between the severed parts of the West Bank. Some of these checkpoints are opened every day for a consecutive period of twelve hours, and others are open around the clock. Thirty-eight crossings are agricultural gates, which serve Palestinian farmers separated from their land on the other side of the Barrier. Of these, 11 are opened two or three times a day, usually for an hour each time. These serve farmers with crops that require daily care (such vegetables and greenhouses). To cross, farmers need to obtain a permit from the Civil Administration, which is good for a specific gate . Seventeen other gates are opened between October and December, during the olive-picking and harvest seasons. During these seasons, the gates are usually opened two or three times a day, at fixed times, and according to the permit regime mentioned above. Another 10 gates are opened only during the olive-picking season. The Bil'in agricultural gate remains open around the clock, on High Court orders . Another 23 crossings are usually closed. They are opened only after prior arrangements are made with the Israeli Coordination and Liaison Offices. Separation Barrier Gates, by Area, July 2008 Area Open gates Seasonal gates Total Qalqiliya 7 2 9 Salfit 0 6 6 Tulkarm 4 5 9 Jenin 0 9 9 Jerusalem 0 9 9 Ramallah 1 6 7 Bethlehem 0 3 3 Hebron 0 6 6 Total 12 46 58 Data Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).