Shuqba

Shuqba
Shuqba
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	شقبه
	Roadside view of Shuqba, 2012
	Shuqba Location of Shuqba within Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°59′13″N 35°2′18″E / 31.98694°N 35.03833°E
Palestine grid	153/154
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Ramallah and al-Bireh
Government
• Type	Village council
Area
• Total	13,390 dunams (13.4 km2 or 5.2 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	5,459
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Name meaning	The crevasse, cleft, or narrow pass.

Shuqba (Arabic: شقبة) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Palestine.

Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams (1,399 ha; 3,460 acres), and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams (61.6 ha; 152 acres).^[3] Shuqba was home to 5,459 inhabitants in 2017.^[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.
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 245
^ Cite error: The named reference POICA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[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 2023-10-24.

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 245

[POICA-3] Cite error: The named reference POICA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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