Kobar Municipality is the local authority that runs the village of Kobar in the Ramallah & al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine, about ten kilometres north of Ramallah. The village's local council was established in 1996. Its land covers about 9.7 km², and it had about 4,320 residents in the 2017 census of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
The municipal council
The current council was elected in the 2026 local elections and held its first session on 7 May 2026, when Mr. Munir Badwan (Abu Jihad) was elected head of the council, Dr. Umayma Yousef deputy head, and Mr. Iba’ al-Barghouthi treasurer. It took over from the previous council, headed by Mr. Shawkat al-Barghouthi, on 13 May 2026.
What the municipality does
According to the municipality's own summary of the 2022–2026 term (posted 23 April 2026): road works with the Municipal Development and Lending Fund, a 6,000-metre water-network extension co-funded with the Government of Japan, street lighting and a solar-energy project with the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees, solid-waste collection through the Joint Services Council, free medical days at the Kobar health centre, a public service centre and electronic payment.
Contact
- Address: Kobar, Ramallah & al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine
- Phone: +970 2 281 6262
- Email: [email protected]
- Opening hours: Saturday to Thursday, 08:00–14:00
- Official Facebook page: Kober Municipality (posts are in Arabic; they also appear in the news section)
To send a complaint or a suggestion: contact form.