Artas | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | أرطاس |
Location of Artas within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°41′21″N 35°11′10″E / 31.68917°N 35.18611°E | |
Palestine grid | 167/121 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Bethlehem |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Head of Municipality | Hamdi Aish |
Area | |
• Total | 4,304 dunams (4.3 km2 or 1.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 732 m (2,402 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 5,745 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Urtas, p.n.[3] |
Artas (Arabic: أرطاس) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,745 in 2017.[4]