Northern District (Israel)

The Northern District (Hebrew: מָחוֹז הַצָּפוֹן, romanized: Mekhoz HaTzafon; Arabic: منطقة الشمال, romanized: Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. It is the second largest district in the country. It covers an area of 4,473 km².

The district has many important places and natural beauty. One special part is the Golan Heights. It has been managed as a sub-district since 1981. The Golan Heights is a big and important area in the Northern District. It spans 1,154 km². The rest of the Northern District covers 3,324 km² of land.

Geography

Climate

The Northern District has a Mediterranean climate. This means it has hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. Sometimes it even snows. The area includes some of the wettest places in Israel, like Harashim.

Demographics

The Northern District of Israel had 1,527,800 people in 2022. Most people here are Arabs, and many are also Jews. There are smaller groups of Muslims, Druze, and Christians.

The Northern District is special because it is the only district in Israel where more people are Arabs than any other group. The area is not very crowded, with about 335 people living in each square kilometer.

Administrative local authorities