Shufa | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | شوفه |
Location of Shufa within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°16′29″N 35°04′59″E / 32.27472°N 35.08306°E | |
Palestine grid | 157/186 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Tulkarm |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,350 |
Name meaning | "a harrow", or "polishing"[2] |
Shufa (Arabic: شوفه) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 6 kilometers South-east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Shufa had a population of approximately 1,253 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,350 by 2017.[1][3] 5.4% of the population of Shufa were refugees in 1997.[4] The healthcare facilities for Shufa are at Kafr al-Labad or Saffarin where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[5]