North District (Israel)

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The North District (Hebrew: מחוז הצפון‎, mehoz hatzafon, also Northern District), is one of six administrative districts in Israel, with a land area of 3,324 km² (3,484 land and water). Including the Golan Heights, 1,154 km², the land total comes to 4,478 km². (4,638 total). 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^[1] since the 1981 Golan Heights Law, although its de facto annexation is not internationally recognised, and the non-binding United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 declared the annexation invalid.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2005:^[1]

Total population: 1,185,400
Ethnic makeup:
- Arabs: 622,400 (52.5%)
- Jews: 523,400 (44.2%)
- Others: 39,600 (3.3%)
Religious makeup:
- Jews: 523,400 (44.2%)
- Muslims: 443,800 (37.4%)
- Druze: 93,000 (7.8%)
- Christians: 87,500 (7.4%)
- Not classified: 35,400 (3%)
Density: 265/km²

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

Cities	Local Councils	Regional Councils
Afula עפולה Acre עכו (Akko), عكّا (Akka) Bet She'an בית שאן Karmiel כרמיאל Kiryat Shmona קריית שמונה Ma'alot-Tarshiha معلوت ترشيحا ,מעלות-תרשיחא Migdal HaEmek מגדל העמק Nahariyya נהרייה Nazareth נצרת (Nazerat), الناصرة (al-Naseriya) Nazareth Illit נצרת עילית (Nazerat Illit) Safed צפת (Zefat) Sakhnin سخنين ,סכנין Shaghur الشاغور ,שגור (Shagor) Shefa-'Amr שפרעם (Shfar'am), شفا عمرو Tamra طمرة ,טמרה Tiberias טבריה (Tverya) Yokneam יקנעם (Yoqneam)	Abu Sinan Arraba Basmat Tab'un Beit Jann Bir al-Maksur Bu'eine Nujeidat Buq'ata Daburiyya Deir Hanna Eilabun Ein Qiniyye Ein Mahil Fassuta Ghajar Hurfeish Hazor HaGelilit I'billin Iksal Ilut Jadeidi-Makr Jish (also: Gush Halav) Julis Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Kabul Kafr Kanna Kafr Manda Kafr Yasif Kaokab Abu al-Hija Katzrin Kfar Vradim Kfar Kama Kfar Tavor Kineret Kisra-Sumei Ma'ar Maghar Majdal Shams Mas'ada Mashhad Mazra'a Metula Mevo Hama Mi'elya Migdal Nahf Peki'in Rame Reineh Ramat Yeshi Rosh Pinna Sajur Sha'ab Shlomi Shibli-Umm al-Janam Tuba-Zangariyye Tur'an Yafa an-Naseriyye Yanuh-Jat Yavne'el Yesod HaMa'ala Yirka Zarzir	al-Batuf Regional Council Beit She'an Valley Regional Council Bustan al-Marj Regional Council Emek Hayarden Regional Council Golan Regional Council Gilboa Regional Council Jezreel Valley Regional Council Lower Galilee Regional Council Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council Matte Asher Regional Council Megiddo Regional Council Merom HaGalil Regional Council Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council Misgav Regional Council Upper Galilee Regional Council

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Abstract of Israel 2006 - No.57 [1][2] (Hebrew, English)

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Cities	Afula \| Acre (Akko) \| Beit She'an \| Karmiel \| Kiryat Shmona \| Ma'alot-Tarshiha \| Migdal HaEmek \| Nahariya \| Nazareth \| Nazareth Illit \| Safed \| Sakhnin \| Shaghur \| Shefa-'Amr (Shfar'am) \| Tamra \| Tiberias \| Yokneam	Image:Israel north dist.png Image:Flag of Israel.svg
Local councils	Abu Sinan \| Arraba \| Basmat Tiv'on \| Beit Jann \| Bir al-Maksur \| Bu'eine Nujeidat \| Buq'ata \| Daburiyya \| Deir Hanna \| Eilabun \| Ein Qiniyye \| Ein Mahal \| Fassuta \| Ghajar \| Hurfeish \| Hatzor HaGelilit \| I'billin \| Iksal \| Ilut \| Jadeidi-Makr \| Jish \| Julis \| Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre \| Kabul \| Kafr Kanna \| Kafr Manda \| Kafr Yasif \| Kaokab Abu al-Hija \| Katzrin \| Kfar Kama \| Kfar Tavor \| Kfar Vradim \| Kineret \| Kisra-Sumei \| Maghar \| Majdal Shams \| Mas'ada \| Mashhad \| Mazra'a \| Metula \| Mevo Hama \| Migdal \| Nahf \| Peki'in \| Rame \| Reineh \| Ramat Yishay \| Rosh Pinna \| Sajur \| Sandala \| Sha'ab \| Shlomi \| Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam \| Tuba-Zangariyye \| Tur'an \| Yafa an-Naseriyye \| Yanuh-Jat \| Yavne'el \| Yesod HaMa'ala \| Yirka \| Zarzir
Regional councils	Al-Batuf \| Beit She'an Valley \| Bustan al-Marj \| Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden) \| Gilboa \| Golan \| Jezreel Valley \| Lower Galilee \| Upper Galilee \| Ma'ale Yosef \| Matte Asher \| Megiddo \| Merom HaGalil \| Mevo'ot HaHermon \| Misgav

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