Northern District (Israel)

North District
District of Israel
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• Hebrew	מחוז הצפון‬
• Arabic	منطقة الشمال
Cities	17
Local Councils	61
Regional Councils	15
Capital	Nazareth
Area
• Total	4,478 km2 (1,729 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	1,401,300
ISO 3166 code	IL-Z

The Northern District (Hebrew: מחוז הצפון‬, Mehoz HaTzafon; Arabic: منطقة الشمال‎, Minṭaqat ash-Shamal) 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. 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 since the 1981 Golan Heights Law was passed; the law is not internationally recognized, and the unenforced United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 declared the annexation invalid. Excluding the Golan Heights, which covers a land area of 1,154 km², the Northern District covers 3,324 km² (3,484 km² including water).

Demographics

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2016:^[1]

• Total population: 1,390,900 (2016)
• Ethnic:
  • Arabs: 746,600 (53.7%)
  • Jews: 599,700 (43.1%)
  • Others: 44,600 (3.2%)
• Religious:
  • Jews: 599,700 (43.1%)
  • Muslims: 540,600 (38.9%)
  • Druze: 111,400 (8%)
  • Arab Christians: 93,100 (6.7%)
  • Not classified: 40,000 (2.9%)
• Density: 311/km²

As such, the North District is the only district in Israel where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.

Administrative regions

Safed

Nazareth, The capital and largest city in the North District

See also

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

References

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