Kafr Abbush

Kafr 'Abbush
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر عبّوش
Kafr 'Abbush is located in State of Palestine
Kafr 'Abbush
Kafr 'Abbush
Location of Kafr 'Abbush within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°13′20″N 35°05′04″E / 32.22222°N 35.08444°E / 32.22222; 35.08444
Palestine grid158/181
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,739
Name meaningThe village of Abbush[2]

Kafr 'Abbush (Arabic: كفر عبّوش) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr 'Abbush had a population of approximately 1,488 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,739 by 2017.[1][3] 24.8% of the population of Kafr 'Abbush were refugees in 1997.[4] The healthcare facilities for Kafr 'Abbush are based in Kafr 'Abbush, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[5]

  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. 183
  3. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Tulkarm Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  5. ^ Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate