Qabatiya

Qabatiya
Qabatiya
Municipality type B
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	قباطية
	Qabatiya general view (Eastern field)
	Qabatiya Location of Qabatiya within Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°24′35″N 35°16′51″E / 32.40972°N 35.28083°E
Palestine grid	176/201
State	State of Palestine (occupied by Israel)
Governorate	Jenin
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Head of Municipality	Mr. Mahmoud Kameel
Area
• Total	50,547 dunams (50.55 km2 or 19.52 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	24,439
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Name meaning	“The Copts´place”

Qabatiya (Arabic: قباطية, also spelled Qabatia, Qabatya, and Kabatiya) is a city in Jenin Governorate, West Bank, Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 19,197 in 2007 and 24,439 by 2017.^[1]^[3]

Its entire land area is 50,547 dunams (50.5 km2; 19.5 sq mi), and its elevation is roughly 256 meters (840 feet).^[4] Qabatiya is famous for its olive groves, modern agriculture, and limestone industry.

^ ^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 24 October 2023.
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 187
^ 2007 Locality Population Statistics. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
^ Qabatiya – قباطية

[PrelimCensus2017-1] 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 24 October 2023.

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 187

[PCBS_Jenin-3] 2007 Locality Population Statistics. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

[4] Qabatiya – قباطية

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