Burqin | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | برقين |
| • Latin | Birqin (official) |
 St George Church in Burqin | |
  Burqin Location of Burqin within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°27′20″N 35°15′37″E / 32.45556°N 35.26028°E | |
| Palestine grid | 174/206 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohammad Sabbah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,447 dunams (19.4 km2 or 7.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,126 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Sandy soil covered with flint"[2] |
Burqin (Arabic: برقين) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 5 km west of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, its population was 5,685 in 2007 and 7,126 in 2017.[1][3] The majority of Burqin's residents are Muslims, and 20 Christian families live in the town. The Byzantine-era Burqin Church or St. George's Church is one of the oldest churches in the world.[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. 146
- ^ 2007 Locality Population Statistics Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p. 105.
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