Kafr Thulth
Kafr Thulth (Arabic: كفر ثلث) is a Palestinian town located on high, flat land south of Azzoun, 28 kilometers (17 mi) south of Tulkarm in the Qalqilya Governorate. The average elevation is 270 meters (890 ft) above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town's population was 5,606 in the 2017 census.
Kafr Thulth | |
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Municipality type C | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | كفر ثلث |
| • Latin | Kufr Thulth (official) |
Kafr Thulth from the east | |
Kafr Thulth Location of Kafr Thulth within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°9′9″N 35°2′39″E | |
| Palestine grid | 154/173 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Hussein al-Saifi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,938 dunams (24.9 km2 or 9.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 5,606 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The ruin of the village of the third part" |
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