Yatma

Yatma
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic يتما

Yatma, 2012
Yatma

Location of Yatma within the Palestinian territories

Coordinates: 32°06′30.02″N 35°16′06.05″E / 32.1083389°N 35.2683472°E / 32.1083389; 35.2683472Coordinates: 32°06′30.02″N 35°16′06.05″E / 32.1083389°N 35.2683472°E / 32.1083389; 35.2683472
Governorate Nablus
Government
  Type Village council
Population (2006)
  Jurisdiction 2,981

Yatma (Arabic: يتما) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 15 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,981 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]

History

According to the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate of Palestine authorities, Yatma had 64 occupied houses and a population of 325, all Muslim.[2]

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