North Gaza Governorate

The North Gaza Governorate (Arabic: محافظة شمال غزة) is one of the five Governorates of Palestine in the Gaza Strip which is administered by Palestine, aside from its border with Israel, airspace and maritime territory. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the Governorate had a population of 270,245 (7.2% of the Palestinian population) with 40,262 households in mid-year 2007 encompassing three municipalities, two rural districts and one refugee camp.^[2]

North Gaza Governorate محافظة شمال غزة
Governorate
Country	Palestine
Area
• Total	61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population  (2017 Census)[1]
• Total	270,245
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)

It has five seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council, in 2006 they were all won by members of Hamas.

North Gaza has been subject to numerous strikes by Israel's military during the Israel-Hamas War including the Shadia Abu Ghazala School massacre and the Beit Lahia massacre^[3][4]

Localities

• al-Beddawiya
• Beit Hanoun (Beit Hanun)
• Beit Lahia (Beit Lahiya)
• Izbat Beit Hanoun
• Jabalia (Jabalya)

Footnotes

1. "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
2. Table 2: Number of Population and Households in the Palestinian Territory by Governorate 2007 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
3. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-grandfather-describes-killing-his-family-by-israeli-soldiers-2023-12-18/
4. Pietromarchi, Alastair Mccready,Umut Uras,Virginia. "Updates: Israeli attack on Gaza's Beit Lahiya kills at least 73". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Palestinian website

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