Mikhmas

Mukhmas
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	مُخماس
Mikhmas from the west
Mukhmas Location of Mukhmas within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°52′22.14″N 35°16′36.69″E / 31.8728167°N 35.2768583°E / 31.8728167; 35.2768583Coordinates: 31°52′22.14″N 35°16′36.69″E / 31.8728167°N 35.2768583°E / 31.8728167; 35.2768583
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
• Type	Village council
Population (2006)
• Jurisdiction	1,878

Mikhmas (Arabic: مُخماس‎‎) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 8 kilometers Northeast of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Mikhmas had a population of 404 inhabitants, in 80 houses. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,878 in 2006.