Beit Hanoun

Beit Hanoun () is a ceety on the north-east edge o the Gaza Strip. Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics, the toun haed a population o 32,187 in mid-year 2006.Projected Mid -Year Population  for North Gaza Governorate by Locality 2004– 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics It is locatit bi the Hanoun stream, juist  away frae the Israeli toun o Sderot.

 Demographics 

Beit Hanoun haed a population o 885 in a 1922 Breetish Mandate census. The population mair nor doubled bi 1945. In that year, a land an population survey recorded 1,730 indwallers includin 50 Jews.Hadawi, Sami. (1970). Gaza District Statistics from Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine  The Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center. In 1961, the population rose tae 3,876.

In the first offeecial census bi the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics (PCBS), Beit Hanoun haed a tot population o 20,780. Ower 90% o the residents wur Palestinian refugees.Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status  Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Thare wur 10,479 males an 10,301 females. The age distribution wis as follaes: Fowk 14 years o age or younger constitutit the majority at 65.6%, fowk atween the ages o 20 an 44 wis 26.8%, 45 tae 64 wis 5.7% an residents abuin the age o 65 wis 1.9%.Palestinian Population by Locality, Sex and Age Groups in Years  Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics (PCBS).

 Local infrastructur 

Thare are twal seicontary, primary an agricultural schuils in Beit Hanoun an an agricultural college which is relatit tae al-Azhar University - Gaza. Thare is a medical centre an hospital in the ceety an several clinics maistly managed bi the Unitit Naitions.Our City  Beithanoun Municipality.

 References 

Category:Ceeties in Palestine