Beitunia

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Beitunia
Arabic بيتونيا
Government Municipality
Also Spelled Beituniya (officially)

Beatonia (unofficially)

Governorate Ramallah & al-Bireh
Population 13,300 (2006)
Jurisdiction 26,174 dunams (26.2 km²)
Head of Municipality Arafat Khalaf

Beitunia (Arabic: بيتونيا‎) is a Palestinian town located three kilometers west of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of approximately 13,300 in mid-year 2006,[1] making it the third largest locality in its governorate.

Beitunia's land area consists of 26,174 dunams of which 3,362 is built-up area. The Israeli West Bank barrier separates Beitunia's urban area from 66% of the town's lands, however most of the cut-off territory (Seam Zone) is made-up of forest and open spaces.[2]

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