Gaza Governorate

Gaza Governorate

The Gaza Governorate ( _ar. محافظة غزة) is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority located in the north central Gaza Strip which is administered by the Palestinian National Authority aside from its border with Israel, airspace and maritime territory. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the district's population was 505,700 in 2006. All of its seats were won by Hamas members in the 2006 parliamentary elections. It is governed by Mohammed Qadoura.

The governorate consists of one city, three towns and a refugee camp.

Localities

Cities

* Gaza City (seat)

Village councils

* Juhor ad-Dik
* Madinat al-Awda
* al-Mughraqa (Abu Middein)

Refugee camps

* al-Shati (camp) (Beach camp)

Source

* [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop13.aspx Gaza Governorate Localities]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • North Gaza Governorate — Gaza Strip Palestinian territories v · …   Wikipedia

  • Gaza — This article is about the city. For the territory, see Gaza Strip. For other uses, see Gaza (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Giza. Gaza Other transcription(s)  – Arabic غزة  – Also spelled Ghazzah (official) Gaza …   Wikipedia

  • Gaza Gouvernement — Gouvernement Gaza محافظة غزة Gouvernements der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde Palestine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • District of Gaza — The District of Gaza was an administrative district, situated in the southern Mediterranean coastline of the British Mandate of Palestine. After the 1948 Arab Israeli War, the district disintegrated, with Israel controlling the northern and… …   Wikipedia

  • Gobernación de Gaza — محافظة غزة Organización territorial de Autoridad Nacional Palestina …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gouvernement Gaza — محافظة غزة Gouvernements der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde Palastina Autonomiegebiete …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 2008 breach of the Gaza–Egypt border — The breach of the Gaza Egypt border began on January 23, 2008, after gunmen in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossing, destroying part of the former Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. The United Nations estimates that as many …   Wikipedia

  • Nablus Governorate — West Bank Palestinian Authority Palestinian Local Government in the West Bank v · …   Wikipedia

  • Deir al-Balah Governorate — Gaza Strip Palestinian territories v · …   Wikipedia

  • Jerusalem Governorate — West Bank Palestinian Authority Palestinian Local Government in the West Bank v · …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”