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Northern District
Israel District of Israel
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 • Arabicمنطقة الشمال
Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl
 • Hebrewמחוז הצפון‎
Mekhoz HaTzafon
Cities18
Local Councils60
Regional Councils15
CapitalNof HaGalil
LargestNazareth
Government
 • District CommissionerUri Ilan (acting)
Area
 • Total3,324 km (1,283 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,527,800
 • Density460/km (1,200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeIL-Z

The Northern District (Hebrew: מחוז הצפון, romanized: Mekhoz HaTzafon; Arabic: منطقة الشمال, romanized: Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 3,324 km, making it the second largest district in Israel. The district capital is Nof HaGalil and the largest city 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, although the claim is only recognized by the United States while United Nations Security Council condemned the annexation in its Resolution 497 without enforcing it. The Golan Heights covers a land area of 1,154 km and the remainder of the Northern District covers 3,324 km (3,484 km including water).

Demographics

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2022:

  • Total population: 1,527,800 (2022)
  • Ethnic:
    • Arabs: 816,800 (53.5%)
    • Jews: 647,500 (42.4%)
    • Others: 63,500 (4.2%)

In the Israeli census, no distinction is made between Arab citizens of Israel and Syrian inhabitants of the Golan Heights, many of whom are not citizens of Israel, but of Syria.

The Northern District is the only district of Israel where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.

Administrative local authorities

Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Haifa and Northern districts
Safed
Nazareth, the largest city in the North District
Subdistricts
Cities Local Councils Regional Councils

See also

References

  1. "בעלי תפקידים במשרד הפנים".
  2. Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
  3. "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Romo, Vanessa (25 March 2019). "Trump Formally Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights". NPR.
  5. "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. Population in localities and statistical areas, by religion, end of 2019
Places adjacent to Northern District (Israel)
 Lebanon
(South Governorate, Nabatieh Governorate)		  Syria
(Rif Dimashq Governorate)
Mediterranean Sea Israel Northern District  Syria
(Quneitra Governorate)
Israel Haifa District Israel Judea and Samaria Area  Jordan
(Irbid Governorate)
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