Yabrud, Ramallah

Yabrud
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicيبرود
Yabrud
Yabrud
Yabrud is located in State of Palestine
Yabrud
Yabrud
Location of Yabrud within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°58′31″N 35°14′37″E / 31.97528°N 35.24361°E / 31.97528; 35.24361
Palestine grid173/153
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalitySalah Muhammad Ahmad Radi
Area
 • Total
2,500 dunams (2.5 km2 or 1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
575
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Name meaningfrom barid, cold[2]

Yabrud (Arabic: يبرود) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 13 km northeast of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 790 m. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, the town had a population of 575.[1]

  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. 250