Al-Auja, Jericho

Al-Auja, Jericho

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=al-Auja


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caption=
arname=العوجا
meaning=
founded=
type=munc
typefrom=1994
altOffSp=al-'Auja
altUnoSp=al-Awja
governorate=jr
latd=31|latm=56|lats=51.39|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=27|longs=42.39|longEW=E
population=4,000
popyear=2006
area=107,905
areakm=107.9
mayor=

al-Auja ( _ar. العوجا) is a Palestinian town in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located ten kilometers north of Jericho. The town has a total area of 107,905 dunams, however its built-up area comprises only 832 dunams. After Israel' occupation of the West Bank in the 1967 Six-Day War, 30,147 dunams of al-Auja's land was classified as "closed-off area" barred from Palestinian use. It is situated 230 meters below sea level.

Agricultural land makes up over 10% of the town's jurisdiction, mostly planted with bananas, oranges, and vegetables for which al-Auja is well-known. Irrigation water is mainly supplied from the al-Auja spring. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/al__Auja__993/Article_1995.html Welcome to al-'Auja] Palestine Remembered.]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Auja had a population of over 4,000 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop09.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Jericho District by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics] In 1997, refugees constituted 24.7% of the population. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/phc_97/jer_t6.aspx Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status] (1997) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.] Located in "Area A", complete control over al-Auja was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority in a 1994 deal which also included Jericho and Gaza. [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=754 Al 'Auja village] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2006-01-21.]

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