Kafr Ra'i

Kafr Ra'i
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر راعي
Kafr Ra'i is located in State of Palestine
Kafr Ra'i
Kafr Ra'i
Location of Kafr Ra'i within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°22′34″N 35°09′18″E / 32.37611°N 35.15500°E / 32.37611; 35.15500
Palestine grid164/197
StateState of Palestine State of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total8,471
Name meaning"Village of the Shepherd"

Kafr Ra'i (Arabic: كفر راعي, transliterated Kafr Râày) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 22 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Ra'i had a population of 7,364 in the 2007 census and 8,471 by 2017.[1][2]

  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. ^ "Table 26 (Cont.): Localities in the West Bank by Selected Indicators, 2007" (PDF) (in Arabic). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-10.