Husan | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | حوسان |
| • Latin | Hussan (official) Housan (unofficial) |
 View of Husan | |
  Husan Location of Husan within Palestine  Husan Husan (the West Bank) | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′36″N 35°08′02″E / 31.71000°N 35.13389°E | |
| Palestine grid | 162/124 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Jamal Sabatin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,134 dunams (7.1 km2 or 2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,048 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Hovering round"[2] |
Husan (Arabic: حوسان) is a Palestinian town located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Husan had a population of 7,048 in 2017.[1]
Husan is located in the Seam Zone of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, such that it is separated from the rest of the West Bank by the Israeli West Bank barrier.[3]
- ^ 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. 295
- ^ "وكـالـة مـعـا الاخـبـارية".