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| North District |
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| Hebrew |
מחוז הצפון |
| Arabic |
الواء الشمالي |
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Capital |
Nazareth |
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Largest city |
Nazareth |
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Cities |
17 |
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Local Councils |
61 |
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Regional Councils |
15 |
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Population |
1,216,800
(2007) |
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Area |
4,478 km² |
The Northern District (Hebrew: מחוז הצפון, mehoz
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.
Excluding the Golan
Heights, which is 1,154 km² in area, the land total comes
to 3,324 km² (3,484 km² including water). 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[1]
since the 1981 Golan Heights Law was passed,
although its de facto annexation is not internationally
recognised, and the unenforced United
Nations Security Council Resolution 497 declared the annexation
invalid.
Demographics
According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for
2005:[1]
- Total population: 1,216,800 (2007)
- Ethnic makeup:
- Arabs: 622,400 (52.5%)
- Jews: 523,400 (44.2%)
- Others: 39,600 (3.3%)
- Religious makeup:
- Density: 265/km²
As such, the North District is the only district where the majority of inhabitants are
Arabs.
Administrative regions
Sub-districts
The Northern District is divided into the following
sub-districts:
- Safed Sub-District
- Kineret Sub-District
- Jezreel Sub-District
- Acre Sub-District
- Golan Sub-District
Municipalities
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Cities |
Local
Councils |
Regional
Councils |
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See also
Notes
- ^ a
b
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Abstract of
Israel 2006 - No.57 [1][2] (Hebrew,
English)
Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°20′E / 32.833°N
35.333°E / 32.833;
35.333
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