Yasuf | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | ياسوف |
| • Latin | Yassuf (official) Yasouf (unofficial) |
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  Yasuf Location of Yasuf within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°06′32″N 35°14′20″E / 32.10889°N 35.23889°E | |
| Palestine grid | 172/168 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,550 dunams (8.6 km2 or 3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,093 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | from personal name[3] |
Yasuf (Arabic: ياسوف) is a Palestinian village in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, northeast of Salfit, 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of Nablus and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Kfar Tapuach. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,093 in 2017.[2] About 87% of the population relies on agriculture for income, while the remainder work in the public sector.[4]
- ^ Yasuf Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
- ^ 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. 250
- ^ Yassuf Village: General Information Archived 2009-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Land Research Center. 18 September 2008.