Northern District (Israel)

Northern District
District
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• Arabic	منطقة الشمال Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl
• Hebrew	מחוז הצפון‎ Mekhoz HaTzafon
Cities	18
Local Councils	60
Regional Councils	15
Capital	Nof HaGalil
Largest	Nazareth
Government
• District Commissioner[2]	Uri Ilan (acting)[1]
Area
• Total	3,324 km2 (1,283 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	1,527,800
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	IL-Z

The Northern District (Hebrew: מחוז הצפון, romanized: Mekhoz HaTzafon; Arabic: منطقة الشمال, romanized: Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 3,324 km², making it the second largest district in Israel. The district capital is Nof HaGalil and the largest city 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 the claim is only recognized by the United States^[4] 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 (3,484 km² including water).