Beitunia

Beitunia
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيتونيا
 • LatinBeituniya (official)
Beatonia (unofficial)
View of the city from the west
View of the city from the west
Official logo of Beitunia
Beitunia is located in State of Palestine
Beitunia
Beitunia
Location of Beitunia within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°53′20″N 35°10′03″E / 31.88889°N 35.16750°E / 31.88889; 35.16750
Palestine grid166/143
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityRibhi Dola
Area
 • Municipality type B26,174 dunams (26.2 km2 or 10.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Municipality type B26,604
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
153,237
Name meaningBeitunia, personal name[2]
Websitewww.beitunia.ps

Beitunia (Arabic: بيتونيا), also Bitunya, is a Palestinian city located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) west of Ramallah and 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) north of Jerusalem, in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 26,604 in 2017,[1] making it the third largest locality in its governorate after al-Bireh and Ramallah.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 287