Kafr ad-Dik
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| Kafr ad-Dik | |
| Arabic | كفر الديك |
| Name Meaning | "Village of the Rooster" |
| Government | Municipality |
| Also Spelled | Kafr al-Deek (officially)
Kafar ad-Deek (unofficially) |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Population | 5,150 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction | 15,228 dunams (15.2 km²) |
Kafr ad-Dik (Arabic: كفر الديك) is a Palestinian town located 9.5 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate, in the northern West Bank and eight kilometers east of the Green Line. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 5,150 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1][2]
Approximately 70% of the families in Kafr ad-Dik are dependent on agriculture as the main source of income, while the remaining 30% work in the private and public sectors. The unemployment rate in the in the town is 60%.[3]
The town's total land area consists of 15,228 dunams of which 578 dunams are built-up. However, 119 of those dunums is located outside Kafr ad-Dik's jurisdiction. There are five Israeli settlements built on 1,448 dunams of Kafr ad-Dik's land and the population of the settlers is 2,062. As a result of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian National Authority controls the civil affairs 1,953 dunums of Kafr ad-Dik's land (Area B), while 13,275 dunams are classified as Area C — which is under full Israeli control.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Salfit District by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ a b House Demolitions warnings in Kafr ad Dik village Applied Research Institute Jerusalem 2007-05-07.
- ^ More of Bruqin's and Kafr Ad dik's land are targeted by the Segregation Wall Applied Research Institute Jerusalem 2007-03-05.
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