Northern District
District of Israel
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• Arabic	منطقة الشمال Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl
• Hebrew	מחוז הצפון‎ Mekhoz HaTzafon
Cities	18
Local Councils	60
Regional Councils	15
Capital	Nof HaGalil
Largest	Nazareth
Government
• District Commissioner[2]	Uri Ilan (acting)[1]
Area
• Total	3,324 km2 (1,283 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	1,527,800
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/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 3,324 km², making it the second largest district in Israel. The district capital is Nof HaGalil and the largest city is Nazareth.

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).

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

• 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.

• Religious:
  • 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/km²

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

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