Deir al-Balah Governorate
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The Deir el-Balah Governorate ( ) is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority in the central Gaza Strip
which is administered by the Palestinian National Authority
aside from its border with Israel, airspace and maritime territory. Its total land area consists of 56 sq. kilometers. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
, in mid-year 2006 it had a population of 208,716 inhabitants distributed between eight localities.
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
which is administered by the Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
aside from its border with Israel, airspace and maritime territory. Its total land area consists of 56 sq. kilometers. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
, in mid-year 2006 it had a population of 208,716 inhabitants distributed between eight localities.
Refugee camps
- BureijBureij (camp)Bureij is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the central Gaza Strip east of the Salah ad-Din road in the Deir al-Balah Governorate. The camp's total land area is 529 dunums and in 2005, it had a population of 34,951 with 28,770 registered refugees....
- Deir al-Balah campDeir al-Balah campDeir al-Balah camp is located one kilometer northwest of the center of Deir al-Balah town, of which it is part. It is designated as a Palestinian refugee camp by the UN General Assembly and the Hamas government although it is a permanent settlement of concrete buildings and has eight schools,...
- MaghaziMaghazi (camp)Maghazi is located in the Deir al-Balah Governorate in the central Gaza Strip. It is a Palestinian refugee camp that was established in 1949. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the Refugee Camp had a population of 24,284 in mid-year 2006...
- NuseiratNuseirat (camp)Nuseirat camp is a Palestinian refugee camp located five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The refugee camp is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the Refugee Camp had a population of 64,423 in mid-year 2006.- External...