Northern District
The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,473 km 2, making it the second largest district in Israel. 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 and Colombia, while the United Nations Security Council condemned the annexation in its Resolution 497 without enforcing it.
Northern District
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Overview
The Golan Heights covers a land area of 1,154 km 2 and the remainder of the Northern District covers 3,324 km 2 (3,484 km 2 including water).
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Northern District appears in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Northern District as a first level subdivision and national district. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Israel as the administrative unit of Northern District.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Northern District • Translit Lang1 Type1 — Hebrew • Translit Lang1 Info1 — Mekhoz HaTzafon • Translit Lang1 Type — Arabic • Translit Lang1 Info — منطقة الشمالMinṭaqat ash-Shamāl • Type — Israel District of Israel • Mapsize — 150px • Subdivision Type — Cities • Subdivision Name — 18 • Subdivision Type1 — Local Councils • Subdivision Name1 — 60 • Subdivision Type2 — Regional Councils • Subdivision Name2 — 15 • Leader Title — District Commissioner • Leader Name — Uri Ilan (acting) • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Nof HaGalil • Seat1 Type — Largest • Seat1 — Nazareth • Area Total Km2 — 4,473 • Population Total — 1,527,800 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population As Of — 2023 • Iso Code — IL-Z
Climate
Climate
The Northern District has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy occasionally snowy winters. It is home to the wettest locations in Israel, including Harashim.
Demographics
Demographics
According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2022: • Total population: 1,527,800 (2022) • Ethnic: • Arabs: 816,800 (53.5%) • Jews: 647,500 (42.4%) • Others: 63,500 (4.2%) 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. • Religions: • Jews: 647,500 (42.4%) • Muslims: 597,300 (39.1%) • Druze: 120,300 (7.9%) • Christians: 97,800 (6.4%) • Not classified: 55,600 (3.6%) • Density: 335/km 2 The Northern District is the only district of Israel where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.
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- 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.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality.
- 4.Romo, Vanessa. Trump Formally Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights. NPR. 25 March 2019.
- 5.Jerusalem Post. Colombia becomes second country to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights, joining US. 10 August 2026.
- 6.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District. 2023.
- 7.Population in localities and statistical areas, by religion, end of 2019
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