Meithalun
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| Meithalun | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | ميثلون |
 Meithalun
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| Coordinates: 32°20′57″N 35°16′24″E / 32.34917°N 35.27333°ECoordinates: 32°20′57″N 35°16′24″E / 32.34917°N 35.27333°E | |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Jihad Saleh Rabaya |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 12,000 dunams (12.0 km2 or 4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 6,995 |
| Website | http://www.meithalun.org |
Meithalun (Arabic: ميثلون) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 17 kilometers south of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 6,995 in 2007.[1]
Meithalun has four mosques, six schools, four pharmacies, two weather stations, two kindergartens, two clinics: maternity and general, several workshops, two multipurpose halls, two cemeteries, a police station, an office of the Ministry of Interior, three bakery shops, four Internet cafes, two cultural centers, two major diwans, and a bank (Bank of Palestine). The town occupies an area of 12,000 dunums.
References [edit]
- ^ 2007 Locality Population Statistics. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p. 106.
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