Northern District (Israel)

District of Israel

District of Israel

Northern District

District of Israel

- transcription(s)
• Arabic| منطقة الشمال
Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl
• Hebrew| מחוז הצפון‎
Mekhoz HaTzafon
Cities| 18
Local Councils| 60
Regional Councils| 15
Capital| Nof HaGalil
Largest| Nazareth
Government

• District Commissioner[2]| Uri Ilan (acting)[1]
Area

• Total

| 4,473 km2 (1,727 sq mi)
Population

(2023)[3]

• Total

| 1,527,800
• Density| 340/km2 (880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| IL-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 4,473 km2, making it the second largest district in Israel.

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[4] 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 km2 and the remainder of the Northern District covers 3,324 km2 (3,484 km2 including water).

## Demographics

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According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2022:[5]

* 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.

* Religious:
* Jews: 647,500 (42.4%)
* Muslims: 597,300 (39.1%)
* Druze: 120,300 (7.9%)
* Christians: 97,800 (6.4%)
* Not classified: 55,600 (3.6%)
* Density: 335/km2

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

## Administrative local authorities

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Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Haifa and Northern districts[6] Safed, one of the 4 holy cities in Judaism. View of the artists' quarter of Safed Nazareth, the largest city in the North District and hometown of Jesus. Subdistricts

* Acre
* Golan
* Jezreel
* Kinneret (Tiberias)
* Safed

Cities  | Local Councils  | Regional Councils

* Acre
* Afula
* Arraba
* Bet She'an
* Karmiel
* Kiryat Shmona
* Ma'alot-Tarshiha
* Maghar
* Migdal HaEmek
* Nahariyya
* Nazareth
* Nof HaGalil
* Safed
* Sakhnin
* Shefa-'Amr
* Tamra
* Tiberias
* Yokneam

* Abu Sinan
* 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
* Hazor HaGelilit
* Hurfeish
* I'billin
* Iksal
* Ilut
* Jadeidi-Makr
* Jish (also: Gush Halav)
* 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
* Majd al-Krum
* Majdal Shams
* Mas'ada
* Mashhad
* Mazra'a
* Metula
* Migdal
* Mi'ilya
* Nahf
* Peki'in
* Ramat Yishai
* Rameh
* Reineh
* Rosh Pinna
* Sajur
* Sha'ab
* Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam
* Shlomi
* Tuba-Zangariyye
* Tur'an
* Yafa an-Naseriyye
* Yanuh-Jat
* Yavne'el
* Yesod HaMa'ala
* Yirka
* Zarzir

* al-Batuf
* Bustan al-Marj
* Emek HaYarden
* Gilboa
* Golan
* Jezreel Valley
* Lower Galilee
* Ma'ale Yosef
* Matte Asher
* Megiddo
* Merom HaGalil
* Mevo'ot HaHermon
* Misgav
* Upper Galilee
* Valley of Springs (formerly Beit She'an Valley)

## See also

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* Galilee
* Arab localities in Israel
* List of cities in Israel

## References

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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)

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Mediterranean Sea |

Northern District

|  Syria
(Quneitra Governorate)
|  |
Haifa District |  Judea and Samaria Area |  Jordan
(Irbid Governorate)

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Districts of Israel

* Central
* subdistricts: HaSharon
* Petah Tikva
* Ramla
* Rehovot
* Haifa
* subdistricts: Haifa
* Hadera
* Jerusalem
* Northern
* subdistricts: Acre
* Golan
* Jezreel
* Kinneret
* Safed
* Southern
* subdistricts: Ashkelon
* Beersheba
* Tel Aviv
* Judea and Samaria

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Northern District of Israel

Cities|

* Acre
* Afula
* Beit She'an
* Karmiel
* Kiryat Shmona
* Ma'alot-Tarshiha
* Maghar
* Migdal HaEmek
* Nahariya
* Nazareth
* Nof HaGalil
* Safed
* Sakhnin
* Shefa-'Amr
* Tamra
* Tiberias
* Yokneam Illit

Local councils|

| Israel|

* Abu Snan
* Arraba
* Basmat Tab'un
* Beitegen
* Bi'ina
* Bir al-Maksur
* Bu'eine Nujeidat
* Daburiyya
* Deir al-Asad
* Deir Hanna
* Eilabun
* Ein Mahil
* Fassuta
* 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
* Kfar Kama
* Kfar Tavor
* Kfar Vradim
* Kisra-Sumei
* Majd al-Krum
* 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

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Occupied|

* Buq'ata
* Ein Qiniyye
* Ghajar
* Majdal Shams
* Mas'ade
* Katzrin (Israeli settlement)

Regional councils|

| Israel|

* Al-Batuf
* Beit She'an Valley
* Bustan al-Marj
* Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden)
* Gilboa
* Jezreel Valley
* Lower Galilee
* Ma'ale Yosef
* Mateh Asher
* Megiddo
* Merom HaGalil
* Mevo'ot HaHermon
* Misgav
* Upper Galilee

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Occupied|

* Golan

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Administrative jurisdiction types of Israel

First level|

* Districts

Second level|

* Sub-districts

Third level|

* Municipalities
* City council
* Industrial council
* Local council
* Regional council
* Natural areas

Fourth level|

* Community settlement
* Institutional locality
* Kibbutz
* Moshav
* Moshav shitufi
* Rural locality

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* FAST

National|

* United States
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* Yale LUX

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