Kafr Ein

Kafr Ein
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر عين
 • LatinKafr 'Ayn (official)
Kufur Ain (unofficial)
Kafr Ein is located in State of Palestine
Kafr Ein
Kafr Ein
Location of Kafr Ein within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°02′54″N 35°07′12″E / 32.04833°N 35.12000°E / 32.04833; 35.12000
Palestine grid161/161
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityMohammed Rifa'
Area
 • Total25,000 dunams (25 km2 or 10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,958
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Name meaning"The Village of the Spring"[2]

Kafr Ein (Arabic: كفر عين) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Kafr Ein had a population of 1,958 inhabitants in 2017.[1] Most of the village's population comes from the Barghouti, Rifa' and Rafati clans.[3]

  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 230
  3. ^ Welcome To Kafr 'Ayn: Palestinian families Amban Rifa'. (in Arabic)

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