Northern District (Israel)
The Northern District (Arabic: منطقة الشمال, Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl; Hebrew: מחוז הצפון, Meḥoz HaTzafon) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included. The district capital is Nof HaGalil and the largest city is Nazareth.
Northern District | |
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- transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | منطقة الشمال |
• Hebrew | מחוז הצפון |
Cities | 17 |
Local Councils | 61 |
Regional Councils | 15 |
Capital | Nof HaGalil |
Largest | Nazareth |
Area | |
• Total | 4,478 km2 (1,729 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,401,300 |
ISO 3166 code | IL-Z |
The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North District of Israel since the 1981 Golan Heights Law was passed; the law is not internationally recognized, and the unenforced United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 declared the annexation invalid. Excluding the Golan Heights, which cover a land area of 1,154 km², the Northern District covers 3,324 km² (3,484 km² including water).
Demographics
According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2016:[1]
- Total population: 1,390,900 (2016)
- Ethnic:
- Religious:
- Jews: 599,700 (43.1%)
- Muslims: 540,600 (38.9%)
- Druze: 111,400 (8%)
- Arab Christians: 93,100 (6.7%)
- Not classified: 40,000 (2.9%)
- Density: 311/km²
The Northern District is the only district of Israel where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.
Administrative regions
Subdistricts
The Northern District is divided into the following subdistricts:
- Safed sub-district
- Kineret sub-district
- Jezreel sub-district
- Acre sub-district
- Golan sub-district
Municipalities
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References
- "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.