Kafr Sur

Kafr Sur
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر صور
Elementary school in Kafr Sur
Elementary school in Kafr Sur
Kafr Sur is located in State of Palestine
Kafr Sur
Kafr Sur
Location of Kafr Sur within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°14′38″N 35°03′52″E / 32.24389°N 35.06444°E / 32.24389; 35.06444
Palestine grid156/183
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,288
Name meaningThe village of the rock[2]

Kafr Sur (Arabic: كفر صور) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 12 kilometers Southeast of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Sur had a population of approximately 1,254 inhabitants in mid-year 2006, and 1,288 by 2017.[1][3] 13.5% of the population of Kafr Sur were refugees in 1997.[4]

  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. 184
  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