Shuqba | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | شقبه |
 Roadside view of Shuqba, 2012 | |
  Shuqba Location of Shuqba within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°59′13″N 35°2′18″E / 31.98694°N 35.03833°E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/154 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,390 dunams (13.4 km2 or 5.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 5,459 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The crevasse, cleft, or narrow pass.[2] |
Shuqba (Arabic: شقبة) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Palestine.
Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams (1,399 ha; 3,460 acres), and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams (61.6 ha; 152 acres).[3] Shuqba was home to 5,459 inhabitants in 2017.[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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 245
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