Artas, Bethlehem

Artas
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicأرطاس
Artas, Convent of the Hortus Conclusus
Artas, Convent of the Hortus Conclusus
Artas is located in State of Palestine
Artas
Artas
Location of Artas within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°41′21″N 35°11′10″E / 31.68917°N 35.18611°E / 31.68917; 35.18611
Palestine grid167/121
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityHamdi Aish
Area
 • Total4,304 dunams (4.3 km2 or 1.7 sq mi)
Elevation732 m (2,402 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total5,745
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Name meaningUrtas, 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]

  1. ^ Artas Village Profile ARIJ, p. 4
  2. ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 330
  4. ^ Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). p. 76. Retrieved May 19, 2023.