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Northren Destrict (Israel)

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Northren Destrict
Israel [Destricts o Israel|Destrict o Israel]
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  Arabicمنطقة الشمال
Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl
  Hebrewמחוז הצפון
Mekhoz HaTzafon
Cities18
Local Cooncils60
Regional Cooncils15
CaipitalNof HaGalil
LargestNazareth
Govrenment
  District Commissioner[1]Uri Ilan (actin)[2]
Area
  Total4,473 km2 (1,727 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[3]
  Total1,527,800
  Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeIL-Z

The Northren Destrict (Hebrew: מחוז הצפון, mehoz hatzafon) is ane o Israel's sax admeenistrative destricts. The Northren Destrict haes a land aurie o 4,478 km², which increases tae 4,638  km² when baith land an water are includit. The destrict caipital an lairgest ceety in the North Destrict is Nazareth.

Demographics

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Accordin tae the Israeli Central Bureau o Statistics data for 2005:[4]

  • Total population: 1,216,800 (2007)
  • Ethnic makeup:
    • Arabs: 622,400 (52.5%)
    • Jews: 523,400 (44.2%)
    • Others: 39,600 (3.3%)
  • Releegious makeup:
  • Density: 265/km²

As such, the North Destrict is the ae destrict whaur the majority o inhabitants are Arabs.

Admeenistrative regions

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Sub-districts

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The Northren Destrict is dividit intae the follaein sub-destricts:

  • Safed Sub-Destrict
  • Kineret Sub-Destrict
  • Jezreel Sub-Destrict
  • Acre Sub-Destrict
  • Golan Sub-Destrict

Municipalities

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Ceeties Local Cooncils Regional Cooncils

See an aa

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  1. Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
  2. "בעלי תפקידים במשרד הפנים" (in Ebrew).
  3. "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Abstract of Israel 2006 - No.57 Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (Hebrew, English)


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