Burqa, Ramallah
Burqa | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بُرقة |
Burqa´s mosque from the north | |
Location of Burqa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′45″N 35°15′15″E / 31.89583°N 35.25417°E | |
| Palestine grid | 174/144 |
| Country | Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Elevation | 738 m (2,421 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,047 |
| Name meaning | "The speckled ground" |
Burqa (Arabic: بُرقة) is a town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located east of Ramallah in the northern West Bank, Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,047 inhabitants in the 2017 census.