Qaffin
British Mandate era
### British Mandate era

In the [1922 census of Palestine](/wiki/1922_census_of_Palestine "1922 census of Palestine") conducted by the [British Mandate authorities](/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine "Mandatory Palestine"), *Kaffin* had a population of 721 [Muslims](/wiki/Muslim "Muslim"),Barron, 1923, Sub\-district of Jenin, p.  [30](https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n32/mode/1up). increasing in the [1931 census](/wiki/1931_census_of_Palestine "1931 census of Palestine") to 1,085 Muslims, living in 255 houses.Mills, 1932, p.  [70](https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas)

In the [1945 statistics](/wiki/Village_Statistics%2C_1945 "Village Statistics, 1945") the population of Qaffin, (including *Kh. el Aqqaba* and *[Kh. esh Sheik Meisar](/wiki/Kh._esh_Sheik_Meisar "Kh. esh Sheik Meisar")*) was 1,570 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [21](http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p21.jpg) and the land area was 23,755 [dunams](/wiki/Dunam "Dunam") of land according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. *Village Statistics, April, 1945\.* Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.  [76](http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Tulkarm/Page-076.jpg) Of this, 5,863 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 8,371 were used for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. *Village Statistics, April, 1945\.* Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.  [127](http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Tulkarm/Page-127.jpg) while 40 dunams were built\-up (urban) land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. *Village Statistics, April, 1945\.* Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.  [177](http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Tulkarm/Page-177.jpg)

File:Qaffin 1942\.jpg\|Qaffin 1942 1:20,000
File:Qaffin 1945\.jpg\|Qaffin 1945 1:250,000


How much land did Qaffin have according to an official survey?