Northern District (Israel)


The Northern District 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.
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 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.

Geography

Climate

The Northern District has a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy occasionally snowy winters. It is home to the wettest locations in Israel, including Harashim.

Demographics

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2022:
  • Total population: 1,527,800
  • Ethnic:
  • * Arabs: 816,800
  • * Jews: 647,500
  • * Others: 63,500
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.