Wadi as-Salqa

Wadi as-Salqa
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicوادي السلقا
 • LatinWadi al-Salqa (official)
Wadi as-Salka (unofficial)
Wadi as-Salqa is located in State of Palestine
Wadi as-Salqa
Wadi as-Salqa
Location of Wadi as-Salqa within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°23′18″N 34°21′23″E / 31.38833°N 34.35639°E / 31.38833; 34.35639
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateDeir al-Balah
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityYousef Abul Ajeen
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total6,715

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Safe play areas offer some relief for children caught in Gaza conflict zone Dolan, Sabine. United Nations Children's Fund: 11 August 2006
  3. ^ Women working to help their families in Gaza United Nations Development Programme