Zawata | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | زواتا |
Location of Zawata within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 32°14′44.71″N 35°13′33.63″E / 32.2457528°N 35.2260083°ECoordinates: 32°14′44.71″N 35°13′33.63″E / 32.2457528°N 35.2260083°E | |
Governorate | Nablus |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2006) | |
• Jurisdiction | 1,900 |
Zawata (Arabic: زواتا) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 6 kilometers Northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,900 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
According to the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate of Palestine authorities, Zawata had 73 occupied houses and a population of 247, all Muslim.