Kinneret Subdistrict

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Kinneret Subdistrict
נפת כנרת
قضاء كينيرت
Tiberias Subdistrict
נפת טבריה
قضاء طبريا
Subdistrict
Kinneret subdistrict in Israel.svg
CountryIsrael
District Northern District
Area
  Total529 km2 (204 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total113,000
Ethnicity
   Jews and others 70.6%
   Arabs 29.4%

The Kinneret Subdistrict is one of the subdistricts of Israel's Northern District. The subdistrict is the successor of the historical Mandatory Tiberias Subdistrict, and thus is also known as Tiberas Subdistrict.[ clarification needed ] The largest city and the centre of the subdistrict is the city of Tiberias on the western coast of the Sea of Galilee.

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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 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.