Silwad
Silwad | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | سلواد |
A view of Silwad from a hillside | |
Location of Silwad within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°58′46″N 35°15′40″E / 31.97944°N 35.26111°E | |
| Palestine grid | 174/154 |
| Country | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,792 dunams (18.8 km2 or 7.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,342 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Selwad, personal name |
Silwad (Arabic: سلواد) is a Palestinian town located north-east of Ramallah, about 5 km away from the Nablus-Jerusalem highway of the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. Silwad's altitude is about 851 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 6,342 inhabitants in 2017.
Silwad is thought to have been built upon ruins dating back to the Mamluk and Early Ottoman eras. During the Ottoman period, it was primarily inhabited by people of Bedouin origin. It was previously recorded under the name of "Lisan el-Wadi".