Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tulkarm

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Cafes11

Tulkarm Facts

Area10.9 km²
Population77,642
Male Population39,406 (50.8%)
Female Population38,236 (49.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+113.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+40.5%
Median Age18.9 years (Male: 18.8, Female: 19.1)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng32.31037, 35.02863

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Tulkarm Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population36,38445,06555,26370,87977,642
Population Density3,326.5 / km²4,120.2 / km²5,052.6 / km²6,480.4 / km²7,098.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tulkarm Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 28.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Tulkarm+94.8%+57.3%+28.3%
West Bank+232%+114.4%+41%
State of Palestine+265%+127.2%+46.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tulkarm Median Age

Median Age: 18.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Tulkarm18.9 yrs19.1 yrs18.8 yrs
West Bank19 yrs19.2 yrs18.8 yrs
State of Palestine17.8 yrs18 yrs17.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Tulkarm Population Density

Population Density: 7,099 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Tulkarm77,64210.9 km²7,099 / km²
West Bank2.7 million5,739.7 km²466 / km²
State of Palestine4.4 million6,106.7 km²722 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tulkarm Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Tulkarm

Tulkarm CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Tulkarm701,175 tn9.03 tn64,107.4 tons/km²
West Bank3,371,935 tn1.26 tn587.5 tons/km²
State of Palestine5,551,278 tn1.26 tn909.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Tulkarm CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)701,175 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)64,107.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (9)
FloodMedium (7)
EarthquakeMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/4/187:45 PM4.766.6 km10,000 m5km SE of 'Eilabun, Israelusgs.gov
7/4/181:50 AM465.2 km10,000 m6km SSE of 'Eilabun, Israelusgs.gov
10/20/1312:54 PM3.579.2 km5,000 m8km NNE of Tiberias, Israelusgs.gov
8/7/118:52 AM4.159.7 km31,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
8/13/086:05 AM3.293.5 km10,000 meastern Mediterranean Seausgs.gov
12/2/077:38 AM486.2 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/23/0710:19 PM4.450.6 km11,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/20/0711:21 PM3.287.7 km5,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/20/079:18 AM4.685.6 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/18/062:57 AM3.144.6 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov

Tulkarm

Tulkarm or Tulkarem (Arabic: طولكرم‎, Ṭūlkarm); is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located in the Tulkarm Governorate. The Israeli cities of Netanya and Haifa are to the west, the Palestinian Nablus and Jenin to the east. According to the Palest..

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