Ibilin or Ibillin [1] ( Heb. אעבלין , Arabic. إعبلين ) is a local council in the northern district of Israel . Its area is 12,070 dunams .
| Local council | |
| Ibilin | |
|---|---|
| אעבלין • إعبلين | |
 | |
| A country |  Israel |
| County | Northern |
| The mayor | Mamun Sheikh Ahmed |
| History and Geography | |
| Local council with | 1960 |
| Area | 12,070 km² |
| Height above sea level | 102 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 12 990 people ( 2018 ) |
| Density | 961 people / km² |
| Nationalities | Arabs - 99.8% Druze - 0.2% |
| Denominations | Muslims - 56.2% Christians - 43.6% |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 30012 |
The system of educational institutions of Mar Elias operates in Ibilin, which includes institutions from kindergarten to college, which was founded by Archbishop Elias Shakur.
In the village are the graves of members of the Dahar el-Umar family and the grave of Akila Aga, the Bedouin leader who repelled the Druze attack in 1860.
Population
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel , the population at the beginning of 2018 was 12,990 people [2] .
The annual population growth is 1.9%.
Notes
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
- ↑ Official data on Israeli settlements on 12/31/2017 (Hebrew) . Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel . Date of treatment December 27, 2018.