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| Year |  | Population | | Area | | Governorate | | Region | | State | Type | | 2008 | | 449,221 | | | | Gaza | | Gaza Strip (Occupied Palestinian Territories) | | Palestinian Authority | Palestinian city | | | 1997 | | 353632 | | | | Gaza | | Gaza Strip (Occupied Palestinian Territories) | | Palestinian Authority | Palestinian city | | | 1945 | | 34250 | | | | Gaza | | Palestine | | British Mandate | Arab locale (some Zionist settlement) | | | 1922 | | 17426 | | 170816 | | Gaza | | Palestine | | British Mandate | Arab locale (some Jewish) | | | 1916 | | 17426 | | | | Mutasarrif of Jerusalem | | Mutasarrif of Jerusalem | | Ottoman Empire | Arab locale (some Jewish) | |
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Population sources and information
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Description
1997 Palestinian census numbers include Shati Camp |
Backgrounder
The city of Gaza, located southwest of Jerusalem with a population of 400,000, is the largest Palestinian city in the occupied Palestinian territories. Its name means "strength and prevalence... More
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Leadership
 Rafiq Mekki, Mayor,
Nizar Hijazi, Deputy mayor,
Mazen al-Nakhala, Local council member,
Fadel al-Zahar, Local council member,
Ziad Abu Hein, Local council member,
Mahmoud Allouh, Local council member,
Moussa Abu Hussein, Local council member,
Bashir al-Ashi, Local council member,
Muhammed Baroud, Local council member,
Yasser al-Shurafa, Local council member,
Muhammed Abu Ghazaleh, Local council member,
Hatem Sheikh Khalil, Public relations officer,
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