Western Golan Heights
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 km and the remainder of the Northern District covers 3,324 km (3,484 km including water).
Demographics
According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2022:
- Total population: 1,527,800 (2022)
- Ethnic:
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.
- Religious:
- Jews: 647,500 (42.4%)
- Muslims: 597,300 (39.1%)
- Druze: 120,300 (7.9%)
- Christians: 97,800 (6.4%)
- Not classified: 55,600 (3.6%)
- Density: 335/km
The Northern District is the only district of Israel where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.
Administrative local authorities
See also
References
- ^ "בעלי תפקידים במשרד הפנים".
- ^ Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
- ^ "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Romo, Vanessa (25 March 2019). "Trump Formally Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights". NPR.
- ^ "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Population in localities and statistical areas, by religion, end of 2019
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