Northern District (Israel)

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Northern District
Flag of Israel.svg District of Israel
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 • Arabicمنطقة الشمال
Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl
 • Hebrewמחוז הצפון‎
Mekhoz HaTzafon
Northern District in Israel (+disputed hatched).svg
Cities18
Local Councils60
Regional Councils15
Capital Nof HaGalil
Largest Nazareth
Government
 • District Commissioner [1] Uri Ilan (acting) [2]
Area
 • Total
4,473 km2 (1,727 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [3]
 • Total
1,527,800
 • Density341.6/km2 (884.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code IL-Z

The Northern District (Hebrew : מחוז הצפון, romanized: Mekhoz HaTzafon; Arabic : منطقة الشمال, romanized: Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,473 km2, making it the second largest district in Israel.

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The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North District of Israel since the 1981 Golan Heights Law was passed, although the claim is only recognized by the United States [4] while United Nations Security Council condemned the annexation in its Resolution 497 without enforcing it. The Golan Heights covers a land area of 1,154 km2 and the remainder of the Northern District covers 3,324 km2 (3,484 km2 including water).

Demographics

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2022: [5]

In the Israeli census, no distinction is made between Arab citizens of Israel and Syrian inhabitants of the Golan Heights, many of whom are not citizens of Israel, but of Syria.

The Northern District is the only district of Israel where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.

Administrative local authorities

Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Haifa and Northern districts Geographycal distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Haifa and Northern districts.jpg
Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Haifa and Northern districts
Safed, one of the 4 holy cities in Judaism. View of the artists' quarter of Safed Safed1.jpg
Safed, one of the 4 holy cities in Judaism. View of the artists' quarter of Safed
Nazareth, the largest city in the North District and hometown of Jesus. PikiWiki Israel 17818 Cities in Israel.jpg
Nazareth, the largest city in the North District and hometown of Jesus.
Subdistricts
CitiesLocal CouncilsRegional Councils

See also

References

  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".
  3. ↑ "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ Romo, Vanessa (25 March 2019). "Trump Formally Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights". NPR.
  5. ↑ "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ Population in localities and statistical areas, by religion, end of 2019

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