Shuqba

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Shuqba


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arname=شقبه
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latd=32|latm=01|lats=11.00|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=14|longs=13.00|longEW=E
population=4,300
popyear=2006
area=13,390
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Shuqba ( _ar. شقبه) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17.71 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Israel. It is bounded from the southwest by the village of Qibya, from the southeast by Shabatin, from the northeast by Deir Abu Mish'al and from the north by the Israeli settlement of Ofarim. [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=786 The Israeli fever of house demolition continues in Shuqba village] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 2006-03-02]

Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams. (PCBS), Shuqba was home to approximately 4,300 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)]

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