Jezreel Subdistrict

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Jezreel district
נפת יזרעאל
قضاء يزرعئيل
Subdistrict
Jezreel subdistrict in Israel.svg
Northern District in blue, with Jezreel Subdistrict in dark blue
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
District Northern
Area
  Total1,193 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total494,200
Ethnicity
   Jews and others 45.3%
   Arabs 54.7%

The Jezreel subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in Northern District. [2]

History

The subdistrict was created by the merger of the two Mandatory Palestine subdistricts of Beisan (Beit Shan) and Nazareth.

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References

  1. "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.