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A municipality (Arabic: هيئة محلية) is an administrative unit of local government similar to a city. They were established and decided after the creation of the Local Government Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994. All municipalities are assigned by the Local Government Ministry. Municipal council members and mayors are elected by the residents of the particular locality. Municipalities are divided into four sectors depending on their population and importance to their particular governorate.

## Municipal types

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Type | Count | Description | Administration

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Municipality A
City | 14  | Primary municipalities or district capitals of the governorates. These localities are considered cities.  | Their municipal councils consists of 13 members and a chairman in addition to the elected mayor.
Municipality B
City or Town | 41  | Municipalities that have populations of over 8,000 inhabitants or have had a lengthy existence as local councils under Israeli administration.  | Their municipal councils consist of 13 members and a chairperson.
Municipality C
Town | 47  | Municipalities that have populations of 4,000-8,000. Most were recently approved by the Palestinian National Authority.  | Governed by 11-member councils.
Municipality D
Village | 220  | Municipalities with populations of over 1,000.  | Governed by 9-member councils.
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## See also

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* List of cities administered by the Palestinian Authority (38)
* Palestinian refugee camps

## External links

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* Media related to Municipalities of the State of Palestine at Wikimedia Commons
* The Crisis of Local Government Institution in Palestine, a case study Abdulnasser Makky. Arabic Media Internet Network. 2004-11-22.

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Historic|

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Cemeteries|

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* Israeli razing of cemeteries and necroviolence against Palestinians

Mosques|

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* Ibn Marwan Mosque
* Ibn Uthman Mosque
* Katib al-Wilaya Mosque
* Mahkamah Mosque†
* Ibrahim al-Maqadma Mosque attack
* Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
* Sham'ah Mosque
* Shaykh Zakariyya Mosque
* elsewhere:
* Abu Khadra Mosque
* Aybaki Mosque
* Great Mosque of Gaza
* Ibn Marwan Mosque
* Ibn Uthman Mosque
* Katib al-Wilaya Mosque
* Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
* Al-Shamah Mosque†
* Umm al-Nasr Mosque

Churches|

* Gaza City:
* Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church
* Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike
* Holy Family Catholic Church
* Gaza Baptist Church†
* elsewhere in the Gaza Strip:

Institutions|

* Palestinian Legislative Council (destroyed in 2023)
* Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
* Al Mezan Center for Human Rights

Police
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Economy|

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Education|

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Libraries|

* Deir al-Balah Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Gaza Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Khan Yunis Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Rafah Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Samir Mansour Library [ar]

Health care|

* Gaza Ministry of Health
* Gaza City:
* Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
* Al-Aqsa Hospital
* Al-Rantisi Hospital
* Al-Shifa Hospital
* Kamal Adwan Hospital
* Al-Awda Hospital
* Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital
* 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic

Recreation
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* Faisal Equestrian Club
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Environment|

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Occupation|

* Gush Katif
* Israeli unilateral disengagement
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* Netzarim Corridor
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Visitors|

* Rachel Corrie
* Gaza Freedom Flotilla
* Gaza flotilla raid
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* Walkley Book Award #The Palestine Laboratory
* World Central Kitchen

| Demographics|

* Palestinian Christians
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* LGBT rights in the Gaza Strip
* Al Haq
* Al Qaws

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| Births|

* 1985
* Ahmed Moor
* 1997
* Rouzan al-Najjar

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Deaths|

* 2003
* March
* 16
* Rachel Corrie § Death
* MV Rachel Corrie
* 2009
* January
* 4
* Zeitoun killings
* 16
* Shurrab family
* 2012
* Al-Dalu family (12)
* 2014
* Deif and Al Dalu families (3 + 3)
* 2018
* June
* 1
* Killing of Rouzan al-Najjar
* 2023
* October
* 7
* Abu Qouta family
* November
* Bibas family (unconfirmed)
* December
* 15
* Samer Abu Daqqa
* 16
* Nahida and Samar Anton
* 2024
* January
* 29
* Hind Rajab and the Hamadeh family (9)
* July
* 3
* Mohammad Bhar

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