Saffarin

Saffarin
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicسفارين
Saffarin is located in State of Palestine
Saffarin
Saffarin
Location of Saffarin within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°15′43″N 35°06′39″E / 32.26194°N 35.11083°E / 32.26194; 35.11083
Palestine grid160/185
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
754
Name meaningSefarin, from personal name[2]

Saffarin (Arabic: سفارين) is a Palestinian village in the western West Bank, in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 11 kilometers South-east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Saffarin had a population of about 1,037 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 754 by 2017.[1][3] 9.8% of the population of Saffarin were refugees in 1997.[4] The healthcare facilities for Saffarin 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. 190
  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