The urban area around Gaza City is home to nearly 2 million people living in an 88-square-mile expanse, which is about 21,000 people per square mile.
As airstrikes in Gaza have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and overwhelm areas, including hospitals, there is little room to go. Across the Middle East, Gaza is among the smallest and most densely-packed cities. The urban area around Gaza City is home to nearly 2 million people living in an 88-square-mile expanse, which is about 21,000 people per square mile, according to data from an annual Demographia report.
Other areas of the Gaza Strip, such as Khan Yunis and the Nuseirat refugee camp, are also tightly packed, with over 250 people per 100 square meters in many places, and as high as over 400 people per 100 square meters in the refugee camp, according to the data.
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