Wadi as-Salqa
Municipality type C in Deir al-Balah, State of Palestine
31°23′18″N 34°21′23″E / 31.38833°N 34.35639°E / 31.38833; 34.35639 (2017)[1]
Wadi as-Salqa (Arabic: وادي السلقا) 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 6,715 in 2017.[1]
Over half of the inhabitants are below the age of 18.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Safe play areas offer some relief for children caught in Gaza conflict zone Dolan, Sabine. United Nations Children's Fund: 11 August 2006
- ^ Women working to help their families in Gaza United Nations Development Programme
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Deir al-Balah Governorate
- Deir al-Balah
- az-Zawayda
- al-Musaddar
- Wadi as-Salqa
- Bureij
- Deir al-Balah camp
- Maghazi
- Nuseirat
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