Jalbun

Jalbun
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicجلبون
 • LatinJalabun (official)
Jalbun is located in State of Palestine
Jalbun
Jalbun
Location of Jalbun within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°27′36″N 35°24′56″E / 32.46000°N 35.41556°E / 32.46000; 35.41556
Palestine grid189/207
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,813
Name meaningfrom personal name[2]

Jalbun (Arabic: جلبون) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 13 km east of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,493 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,813 in 2017.[1][3] The primary healthcare facilities for Jalbun are described by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[4]

  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. 161
  3. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  4. ^ West Bank Health Care Facilities Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives