al-birwa's total land area consisted of 13,542 dunams (13.42 hectares), of which 59 dunams were built-up areas. of which 130 were christians. cultivable land accounted for 77% of the total land area. orchards were planted on 1,548 dunams of which 1,500 were used for olive groves, while 8,457 were allotted to grains. the residents of the town sold 536 dunams to jews, and most of the rest was arab-owned.