Northern District (Israel)

North District
District of Israel
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• Hebrew	מחוז הצפון‎
• Arabic	منطقة الشمال
Cities	17
Local Councils	61
Regional Councils	15
Capital	Nazareth
Area
• Total	4,478 km2 (1,729 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,304,600
ISO 3166 code	IL-Z

The Northern District (Hebrew: מחוז הצפון‎, Mehoz HaTzafon; Arabic: منطقة الشمال‎‎, Minṭaqat ash-Shamal) 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 and largest city in the North District is Nazareth.

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 covers 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 2011: ^[1]

• Total population: 1,304,600 (2011)
• Ethnic :
  • Arabs: 693,700 (53.2%)
  • Jews: 572,600 (43.9%)
  • Others: 38,300 (2.9%)
• Religious :
  • Jews: 572,600 (43.9%)
  • Muslims: 498,700 (38.2%)
  • Druze: 104,500 (8%)
  • Christians: 92,800 (7.1%)
  • Not classified: 34,400 (2.6%)
• Density: 261/km²

As such, the North District is the only district in Israel, where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.

Administrative regions

Safed

Nazareth, The capital and largest city in the North District

Subdistricts

The Northern District is divided into the following subdistricts:

• Safed Subdistrict
• Kineret sub-district
• Jezreel sub-district
• Acre Subdistrict
• Golan sub-district

Municipalities

See also

• Districts of Israel
• Galilee
• Golan Heights
• Arab localities in Israel
• List of cities in Israel

References

		Lebanon (South Governorate, Nabatieh Governorate)	Syria (Rif Dimashq Governorate)
	Mediterranean Sea		Syria (Quneitra Governorate)
		Northern District
	Haifa District	Judea and Samaria Area	Jordan (Irbid Governorate)

Northern District of Israel
Cities	Acre Afula Beit She'an Karmiel Kiryat Shmona Ma'alot-Tarshiha Migdal HaEmek Nahariya Nazareth Nazareth Illit Safed Sakhnin Shefa-'Amr Tamra Tiberias Yokneam
Local councils	Abu Snan Arraba Basmat Tab'un Beit Jann Bi'ina Bir al-Maksur Bu'eine Nujeidat Buq'ata Daburiyya Deir al-Asad Deir Hanna Eilabun Ein Qiniyye Ein Mahil Fassuta Ghajar Hurfeish Hatzor HaGlilit I'billin Iksal Ilut Jadeidi-Makr Jish Julis Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Kabul Kafr Kanna Kafr Manda Kafr Yasif Kaukab Abu al-Hija Katzrin Kfar Kama Kfar Tavor Kfar Vradim Kisra-Sumei Maghar Majd al-Krum Majdal Shams Mas'ade Mashhad Mazra'a Metula Migdal Mi'ilya Nahf Peki'in Ramat Yishai Rameh Reineh Rosh Pinna Sajur Sha'ab Shlomi Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam Tuba-Zangariyye Tur'an Yafa an-Naseriyye Yanuh-Jat Yarka Yavne'el Yesud HaMa'ala Zarzir
Regional councils	Al-Batuf Beit She'an Valley Bustan al-Marj Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden) Gilboa Golan Jezreel Valley Lower Galilee Ma'ale Yosef Mateh Asher Megiddo Merom HaGalil Mevo'ot HaHermon Misgav Upper Galilee

Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°20′E / 32.833°N 35.333°E / 32.833; 35.333