Wadi as-Salqa

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Wadi as-Salqa


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arname=وادي السلقة
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altOffSp=Wadi al-Salqa
altUnoSp=Wadi as-Salka
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population=4,660
popyear=2006
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mayor=Yousef Abul Ajeen

Wadi as-Salqa ( _ar. وادي السلقة) is a Palestinian agricultural town in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, located south of Deir al-Balah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the municipality had a population of 4,660 in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop14.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population] for Deir al-Balah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]

Over half of the inhabitants are below the age of 18. [ [http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index_35301.html Safe play areas offer some relief for children caught in Gaza conflict zone] Dolan, Sabine. United Nations Children's Fund: 2006-08-11] Since the economic sanctions on the Gaza Strip following Hamas' victory in the Palestinian National Authority's legislative elections in 2006, about 85% of Wadi as-Salqa's population lived under the poverty line. [ [http://www.undp.ps/en/newsroom/focusonline1/page32.htm Women working to help their families in Gaza] United Nations Development Programme]

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