Kafr al-Labad

Kafr al-Labad
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفراللبد
Kafr al-Labad, from the east
Kafr al-Labad, from the east
Kafr al-Labad is located in State of Palestine
Kafr al-Labad
Kafr al-Labad
Location of Kafr al-Labad within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°17′51″N 35°06′34″E / 32.29750°N 35.10944°E / 32.29750; 35.10944
Palestine grid160/189
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total11,917 dunams (11.9 km2 or 4.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total4,747
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Name meaningThe village of the felt-cloth[2]

Kafr al-Labad (Arabic: كفراللبد) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Tulkarm and two kilometers south of Anabta. Its population in 2017 was 4,747 according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.[1] It has a total land area of 11,917 dunams, of which 25% is used for agricultural purposes. The town's main agricultural products are olives, fruits and wheat.[3]

  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. ^ The Expansion of Avni Hefets colony at the Expense of Kufr Al Labbad village Archived 2020-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009-08-03.