Kafr Thulth

Kafr Thulth
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر ثلث
 • LatinKufr Thulth (official)
Kafr Thulth from the east
Kafr Thulth from the east
Kafr Thulth is located in State of Palestine
Kafr Thulth
Kafr Thulth
Location of Kafr Thulth within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°9′9″N 35°2′39″E / 32.15250°N 35.04417°E / 32.15250; 35.04417
Palestine grid154/173
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateQalqilya
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityHussein al-Saifi
Area
 • Total24,938 dunams (24.9 km2 or 9.6 sq mi)
Elevation173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total5,606
 • Density230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Name meaning"The ruin of the village of the third part"[3]

Kafr Thulth (Arabic: كفر ثلث) is a Palestinian town located on high, flat land south of Azzoun, 28 kilometers (17 mi) south of Tulkarm in the Qalqilya Governorate. The average elevation is 270 meters (890 ft) above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town's population was 5,606 in the 2017 census.[2]

  1. ^ Kafr Thulth Town Profile (including ‘Arab al Khawla Locality), ARIJ, p. 4
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 234