Beit Imrin

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name= Beit Imrin


imgsize=250
caption=
arname=بيت امرين
meaning="House of Princes"
founded=
type=mund
typefrom=1966
altOffSp=Beit Imrin
altUnoSp=Bayt Umrin
governorate=nb
latd=32|latm=17|lats=32.028|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=12|longs=55.97|longEW=E
population=2,876
popyear=2006
area=12,100
areakm=12.1
mayor=Basheer Samarah

Beit Imrin ( _ar. بيت امرين, transliterated as "House of Princes") is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 18 kilometers northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 2,876 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop06.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]

Beit Imrin was founded by Arabs from nearby Burqa and the Bani Hassan tribe of eastern Jordan who also populated Qarawat Bani Hassan. The towns of Sebastiya is located to the southwest, the village of Ijnisinya to the south, Burqa to the northwest and Yasid to the east. [ [http://www.beit-imrin.org.ps/eabout1.htm About Beit Imrin] Beit Imrin Village Council.]

Beit Imrin is an agricultural village with the main products being pulses, grains, vegetables, olives, grapes, alonds and figs. There is a girls' primary school and a boys' secondary school in the village. Other public facilities include a health clinic, telephone and postal services.

The Beit Imrin Village Council was established in 1966 with the first mayor being Ayad Youssef Abdel-Rahman Ahsan. The council consists of nine members including the mayor who currently is Basheer Samarah. [ [http://www.beit-imrin.org.ps/eabout2.htm Beit Imrin Council Members] Beit Imrin Village Council.]

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