Kafr Buhum

Kafr Buhum (Arabic: كفر بهم, romanized: Kafr Buhum; also transliterated Kfarbuhum and Kafr Bihem), commonly referred to as Kfarbo (Arabic: كفربو), is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Rabiaa and Matnin to the northwest, Tayzin to the north, al-Khalidiyah to the east, Tell Qartal to the southeast, Birin to the south and al-Muah to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Buhum had a population of 12,194 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christian. It is 330 meters (1082 ft) above the sea level.