Al-Jarushiya

Municipality type D in Tulkarm, State of Palestine
32°20′50″N 35°03′02″E / 32.34722°N 35.05056°E / 32.34722; 35.05056Palestine grid155/194StateState of PalestineGovernorateTulkarmGovernment
 • TypeVillage councilPopulation
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,183

al-Jarushiya (Arabic: الجاروشية) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the western West Bank, located 6 kilometers North of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al Jarushiya had a population of 1,183 inhabitants in 2017.[1] 8.4% of the population of al-Jarushiya were refugees in 1997.[2] The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in al-Jarushiya, the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[3]

History

In 1961, under Jordanian rule, the population of Jarushiya was 245.[4]

Post 1967

After the Six-Day War in 1967, Al-Jarushiya came under Israeli occupation.

Footnotes

  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. ^ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  3. ^ Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate
  4. ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 27

Bibliography

  • Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).

External links

  • Welcome To al-Jaroushiyya
  • Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons


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