Districts of Israel

Districts of Israel
מחוזות ישראל‎ (Hebrew)
محافظات إسرائيل (Arabic)
Category Unitary State
Location State of Israel
Number 6 Districts
Populations 966,700 (Haifa) – 2,024,500 (Central District) 1,350,000 (Tel Aviv District)
Areas 190 km2 (72 sq mi) (Tel Aviv) – 14,190 km2 (5,477 sq mi) (Southern District)
Government District government
Subdivisions City council, Local council, Regional council
Population density by geographic region, sub-district and district (thicker border indicates higher tier).

There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות; singular: mahoz) and Arabic as mintaqah and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot (נפות‎; singular: nafa). Each sub-district is further divided into Cities, municipalities, and Regional councils it contains.

The figures in this article are based on numbers from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics and so include all places under Israeli civilian rule including those Israeli-occupied territories where this is the case. Therefore, the Golan sub-district and its four natural regions are included in the number of sub-districts and natural regions even though it is not recognized by the United Nations or the international community as Israeli territory. Similarly, the population figure below for the Jerusalem District was calculated including East Jerusalem whose annexation by Israel is similarly not recognized by the United Nations and the international community. The Judea and Samaria Area, however, is not included in the number of districts and sub-districts as Israel has not applied its civilian jurisdiction in that part of the West Bank.

Jerusalem District

Jerusalem District (Mehoz Yerushalayim). Population (2014-12-31): 1,034,200[1]

District capital: Jerusalem.[2]

Northern District

Northern District (Mehoz HaTzafon). Population (2014-12-31): 1,358,600

District capital: Nazareth

Haifa District

Haifa District (Mehoz Heifa). Population (2014-12-31): 966,700

District capital: Haifa

Central District

Central District (Mehoz HaMerkaz). Population (2014-12-31): 2,024,500

District capital: Ramla

Tel Aviv District

Tel Aviv District (Mehoz Tel Aviv). Population (2014-12-31): 1,350,000

District capital: Tel Aviv

Southern District

Southern District (Mehoz HaDarom). Population (2014-12-31): 1,192,300

District Capital: Beersheba

Formerly Hof Aza Regional Council with a population of around 10,000 Israeli settlers was part of this district, but the settlements that constituted it were evacuated when the disengagement plan was implemented in the Gaza Strip. Currently only the Coordination and Liaison Administration operates there.

Judea and Samaria Area

Judea and Samaria Area (Ezor Yehuda VeShomron). Jewish Population (2015-12-31) : 407,118, Palestinian population: roughly 1.8 million.

Largest city: Modi'in Illit

The name Judea and Samaria for this geographical area is based on terminology from the Hebrew and other sources relating to ancient Israel and Judah/Judea. The territory has been under Israeli control since the 1967 Six-Day War but not annexed by Israel, pending negotiations regarding its status. In Jewish religious terms it is part of the "Land of Israel", which leads to politically contentious issues. However, it is not considered part of the State of Israel by the UN.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/shnaton/templ_shnaton.html?num_tab=st02_16x&CYear=2015
  2. ↑ This district includes areas captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed to Israel in the Jerusalem Law.
  3. ↑ Occupied in the 1967 Six-Day War and internationally unrecognized annexed by Israel's Golan Heights Law.
  4. ↑ "Regions and territories: The Golan Heights". BBC. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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