Northern District (Israel)

District of Israel

District

Northern District

District

- 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| 3,324 km2 (1,283 sq mi)
Population

(2023)[3]

• Total| 1,527,800
• Density| 460/km2 (1,200/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 3,324 km2, 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[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 Nazareth, the largest city in the North District 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)
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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|

* FAST
* VIAF

National|

* Israel
* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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