Kafr ad-Dik
Kafr ad-Dik | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | كفر الديك |
| • Latin | Kafr al-Deek (official) Kafar ad-Deek (unofficial) |
Kafr ad-Dik, 2012 | |
Location of Kafr ad-Dik within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′00″N 35°04′59″E / 32.06667°N 35.08306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 157/163 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,228 dunams (15.2 km2 or 5.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,551 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Village of the Rooster", "The Village" |
Kafr ad-Dik (Arabic: كفر الديك) is a Palestinian town located 9.5 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 5,551 in 2017.
In 2007, 70% of the families in Kafr ad-Dik engaged in agriculture as their main source of income, while the remaining 30% worked in the private and public sectors. The unemployment rate in the town was 60%.
The town's total land area consists of 15,228 dunams of which 578 dunams are built-up. The archaeological ruins of Deir Samaan are located on the village outskirts.
The Israeli settlements of Peduel and Alei Zahav were established on 1,448 dunams of land claimed by Kafr ad-Dik. Since the Oslo II Accord, 1,953 dunums of Kafr ad-Dik are classified as Area B, under Palestinian control, while 13,275 dunams are classified as Area C, under Israeli control.