Districts of Israel

Districts of Israel
מְחוֹזוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ (
Arabic
)
Districts of Israel; מְחוֹזוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ ( Arabic)
	Districts of Israel Northern Haifa Central Tel Aviv Judea; and; Samaria; Area Jerusalem Southern v; t; e;
Category	State of Israel
Number	6 Districts
Populations	1,032,800 (Haifa) – 2,196,900 (Central 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;

There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in

qadaa. Each subdistrict is further divided into natural regions,^[1]^[2] which in turn are further divided into council-level divisions: whether they might be cities, municipalities, or regional councils

.

The present division into districts was established in 1953, to replace the divisions

inherited from the British Mandate

. It has remained substantially the same ever since; a second proclamation of District boundaries issued in 1957 – which remains in force as of 2023 – only affirmed the existing boundaries in place.

The figures in this article are based on numbers from the

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 subdistricts as Israel has not applied its civilian jurisdiction in that part of the West Bank

.

Administration

The districts have no elected institutions of any kind, although they do possess councils composed of representatives of central government ministries and local authorities for planning and building purposes. Their administration is undertaken by a District Commissioner

Minister of the Interior. Each district also has a District Court

.

Since the District Commissioners are considered part of the Ministry of the Interior's bureaucracy, they can only exercise functions falling within the purview of other ministries if the appropriate Minister authorizes them.[3] This authorization is rarely granted, as other government ministries and institutions (for example, the Ministry of Health^[4] and the Police^[5]) establish their own divergent systems of districts.

Jerusalem District

Jerusalem District (Hebrew: מְחוֹז יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, Mehoz Yerushalayim)

Population (EoY 2018): 1,133,700^[6]

Area: 653 km²^[7]

District capital: Jerusalem.^[a]

Natural regions:

111 Judean Mountains
112 Judean Foothills

Northern District

Northern District (Hebrew: מְחוֹז הַצָּפוּן, Mehoz HaTzafon)

Population (EoY 2018): 1,448,100^[6]

Area: 4,473 km²^[7]

District capital:

Nof Hagalil

Tzfat Subdistrict) – population: 121,200
- 211 Hula Valley
- 212 Eastern Upper Galilee
- 213 Hazor Region
- 214 Central Lower Galilee
Kinneret Subdistrict – population: 112,900
- 221 Kinerot
- 222 Eastern Lower Galilee
Yizre'el Subdistrict – population: 520,100
- 231 Bet She’an Valley
- 232 Harod Valley
- 233 Kokhav Plateau
- 234 Yizre’el Valley
- 235 Yoqne’am Region
- 236 Menashe Plateau
- 237 Nazareth-Tir’an Mountains
Akko Subdistrict – population: 643,300
- 241 Shefar’am Region
- 242 Karmi’el Region
- 243 Yehi’am Region
- 244 Elon Region
- 245 Nahariyya Region
- 246 Akko Region
Golan Subdistrict^[b] – population: 50,600
- 291 Hermon Region
- 292 Northern Golan
- 293 Middle Golan
- 294 Southern Golan

Haifa District

Haifa District (Hebrew: מְחוֹז חֵיפָה, Mehoz Heifa)

Population (EoY 2018): 1,032,800^[6]

Area: 866 km²^[7]

District capital: Haifa

Haifa Subdistrict – population: 583,400
- 311 Haifa Region
Hadera Subdistrict – population: 449,300
- 321 Karmel Coast
- 322 Zikhron Ya’aqov Region
- 323 Alexander Mountain
- 324 Hadera Region

Central District

Central District (מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז‎, Mehoz HaMerkaz)

Population (EoY 2018): 2,196,100^[6]

Area: 1,294 km²^[7]

District capital: Ramla

Sharon Subdistrict – population: 477,400
- 411 Western Sharon
- 412 Eastern Sharon
Petah Tikva Subdistrict – population: 754,300
- 421 Southern Sharon
- 422 Petah Tiqwa Region
Ramla Subdistrict – population: 351,700
- 431 Modi’in Region
- 432 Ramla Region
Rehovot Subdistrict – population: 612,600
- 441 Rehovot Region
- 442 Rishon LeZiyyon Region

Tel Aviv District

Tel Aviv District (Hebrew: מְחוֹז תֵּל־אָבִיב, Mehoz Tel Aviv)

Population (EoY 2018): 1,427,200^[6]

Area: 172 km²^[7]

District capital: Tel Aviv

Southern District

Southern District (Hebrew: מְחוֹז הַדָּרוֹם, Mehoz HaDarom)

Population (EoY 2018): 1,302,000^[6]

Area: 14,185 km²^[7]

District Capital: Beersheba

Ashkelon (sub district) – population: 551,200
- 611 Mal’akhi Region
- 612 Lakhish Region
- 613 Ashdod Region
- 614 Ashqelon Region
Be'er Sheva Subdistrict – population: 750,700
- 621 Gerar Region
- 622 Besor Region
- 623 Be’er Sheva Region
- 624 Dead Sea Region
- 625 Arava Region
- 626 Northern Negev Mountain
- 627 Southern Negev Mountain

Formerly the

disengagement plan was implemented in the Gaza Strip. Since the withdrawal, the Coordination and Liaison Administration operates there.^{[citation needed}

]

Judea and Samaria Area

Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן‬, Ezor Yehuda VeShomron)

Israeli Population (EoY 2018): 427,800^[6]

Arab/Bedouin

population: 40,000. (excludes Area A and B).

Largest city: Modi'in Illit

The name Judea and Samaria for this geographical area is based on terminology from the

State of Israel by the United Nations

and most nations.

There are no subdistricts and no natural regions in the Judea and Samaria Area.[1]

Notes

^ a: This district includes areas captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed to Israel in the Jerusalem Law.
^ b: Occupied in the 1967 Six-Day War and internationally unrecognized annexed by Israel's Golan Heights Law.

References

^ ^a ^b Key to the Codes in the Maps - Districts, Sub-Districts and Natural Regions 2018, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2021
^ Districts, Sub-Districts and Natural Regions 2018, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2021
^ ^a ^b "Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)" (PDF).
^ "Polio Vaccination Centers across Israel". Ministry of Health Israel. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ "Maps". www.police.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Localities and Population, by District, Sub-District, Religion and Population Group" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Statistical Abstract – Geography (PDF) (Report) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2016. p. 15 (PDF p. 9). Retrieved December 24, 2017.

External links

Central Bureau of Statistics Archived 2020-08-06 at the Wayback Machine – detailed breakdown of each district, subdistrict, and natural region.

[naturalregions-1] Key to the Codes in the Maps - Districts, Sub-Districts and Natural Regions 2018, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2021

[2] Districts, Sub-Districts and Natural Regions 2018, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2021

[transfer_of_power_law-3] "Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)" (PDF).

[4] "Polio Vaccination Centers across Israel". Ministry of Health Israel. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

[5] "Maps". www.police.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-04-27.

[cbs-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Localities and Population, by District, Sub-District, Religion and Population Group" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[cbs-areas-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Statistical Abstract – Geography (PDF) (Report) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2016. p. 15 (PDF p. 9). Retrieved December 24, 2017.

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First level	Districts
Second level	Sub-districts
Third level	Municipalities City council Industrial council Local council Regional council Natural areas
Fourth level	Community settlement Institutional locality Kibbutz Moshav Moshav shitufi Rural locality

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