Bil'in
Bil'in (Arabic: بلعين) is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bil'in had a population of 2,137 in 2017. In the 2000s, it was known for its regular protests against Israeli occupation.
Bil'in | |
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Municipality type D (Village council) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بلعين |
| • Latin | Bilin (unofficial) |
View of Bil'in | |
Bil'in Location of Bil'in within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′40″N 35°04′16″E | |
| Palestine grid | 156/148 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Ahmed Issa Abdullah Yassin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,983 dunams (4.0 km2 or 1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 2,137 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Belain (personal name) |
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