Rafat | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | رافات |
Location of Rafat within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°52′14″N 35°11′32″E / 31.87056°N 35.19222°E | |
Palestine grid | 168/141 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jerusalem |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Area | |
• Total | 3,773 dunams (3.8 km2 or 1.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,941 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | from personal name [1] |
Rafat (Arabic: رافات) is a Palestinian town, located approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank in the northern Jerusalem Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,941 in 2017.[2] Its total land area consists of 3,773 dunams.