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Revision as of 22:33, 7 June 2008
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority muni Kafr Qaddum (Arabic: كفر قدوم) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers southwest of Nablus and 17 kilometers east of Qalqilya in the Qalqilya Governorate. Surrounding towns include Jit to the east and Hajjah to the south. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of approximately 3,500 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]
Kafr Qaddum's total land area consists of nearly 19,000 dunams (about 8,000 under Palestinian civil administration and 11,000 under complete Israeli control).[2] Its built-up area consists of 529 dunams. Olive groves make-up 80% of the remaining land, 15% is used for vegetation purposes, 5% are planted crops.[3]
Prior to the Second Intifada, about 50% of the Kafr Qaddum's economy depended on work in Israel as the primary source of income, 20% depended on agriculture and animal raising, while 30% depended on jobs in private and public sectors. After 2002, over 75% of the population became jobless as business became the only other alternative for income generation. Emigration has registered a record level during the past two years ranging between 10-15 % of the total population.[3]
References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Qalqiliya Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ New Israeli military road on lands of Kafr Qaddum village Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 2007-05-11
- ^ a b Closing of agricultural roads in Kafr Qaddum village Land Research Center 2007-02-07