Haifa District

Haifa District (Hebrew: מחוז חיפה‎, Mehoz Ḥeifa; Arabic: منطقة حيفا‎) is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of seven administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa. The district land area is 864 km2 (299.3 mi2).[1]

Haifa
This article is about an Israeli administrative district. For the former British Mandate district, see Haifa Subdistrict.
Haifa District
District of Israel
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 • Hebrewמחוז חיפה‎
 • Arabicمنطقة حيفا
Cities11
Local Councils14
Regional Councils4
CapitalHaifa
Area
 • Total864 km2 (334 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total996,300
ISO 3166 codeIL-HA

Demographics

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2016:[1]

  • Total population: 996,300
  • Ethnic:
    • Jews: 642,700 (69.4%)
    • Arabs: 233,000 (25.1%)
    • Others: 51,000 (5.5%)
  • Religious (as of 2017):[2]
    • Jews: 684,100 (68.6%)
    • Muslims: 213,400 (21.4)
    • Druze: 26,300 (2.6%)
    • Christians: 17,600 (1.7%)
    • Not classified: 56,300 (5.6%)

Administrative sub-regions
Cities Local Councils Regional Councils
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See also

References
  1. "Localities And Population, By Population Group, District, Sub-District And Natural Region" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-19.
  2. http://www.cbs.gov.il/shnaton69/st02_19x.pdf

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