Rafat, Jerusalem

Rafat
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicرافات
Rafat
Rafat
Location of Rafat within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°52′14″N 35°11′32″E / 31.87056°N 35.19222°E / 31.87056; 35.19222
Palestine grid168/141
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateQuds
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Area
 • Total
3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
753 m (2,470 ft)
Highest elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation
753 m (2,470 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
2,941
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Name meaningfrom personal name

Rafat (Arabic: رافات) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,941 in 2017. Its total land area consists of 3,773 dunams.