The 141-square-mile territory often stretches farther than city borders, but it's dwarfed by the urban sprawl of metropolises like London and Tokyo.
A new series of maps produced by Newsweek show how the Gaza Strip compares in size to some of the world's major capital cities, often stretching farther than many metropolises' borders in length, but dwarfed by their populations and urban sprawl.The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated regions in the world, with an estimated 2.2 million people in an area measuring just 141 square miles in total, meaning buildings in its urban areas are tightly grouped together.By that U.N.
When the Palestinian exclave's footprint is overlaid onto Toronto in Canada, its southern portion, including the city of Rafah, would cover most of the adjoining city of Mississauga, while its northern part stretches over East York.While the city of Toronto has a total population similar to that of Gaza, its metropolitan area includes over 6.2 million people. Despite this, it has an average population density far lower than Gaza—around 11,500 people per square mile.
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