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North District (Israel)
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The North District , is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The North District has a land area of 3,324 km, which increases to 3,484 km when both land and water are included. Including the Golan Heights, which is 1,154 km in area, the land total comes to 4,478 km . 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 since the 1981 Golan Heights Law was passed, although its de facto annexation is not internationally recognised, and the unenforced United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 declared the annexation invalid.
Demographics
According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2005:Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Abstract of Israel 2006 - No.57 [*] [*]
Total population: 1,216,800 (2007)
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/km
As such, the North District is the only district where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.
See also
Districts of Israel
Galilee
List of Arab localities in Israel
List of cities in Israel
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