Haifa District (Hebrew: מחוז חיפה; Arabic: منطقة حيفا) is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa in Israel. The district is one of the seven administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa. The district land area is 864 km2 (299.3 mi2), and its population as of 2024 is 1,159,594.[4][5]

Haifa

Demographics

Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Haifa and Northern districts[6]

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2024:[4]

  • Total population: 1,159,594
  • Ethnic:
    • Jews: 855,443 (73.8%)
    • Arabs: 286,990 (24.8%)
    • Others: 17,161 (1.5%)
  • Religious (as of 2022):[7]
    • Jews: 66.8%
    • Muslims: 20.6%
    • Druze: 2.5%
    • Christians: 2.6%
    • Not classified: 7.5%

Administrative local authorities

Subdistricts and Natural Regions
Cities Local Councils Regional Councils

See also

References

  1. ↑ Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Localities And Population, By Population Group, District, Sub-District And Natural Region" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-19.
  5. ↑ cite web |title=Regional Statistics |url=https://census.cbs.gov.il/en/extra-info |website=www.cbs.gov.il |access-date=15 July 2026 |language=en
  6. ↑ Population in localities and statistical areas, by religion, end of 2019
  7. ↑ https://census.cbs.gov.il/en/geographic-area?id=db234fd&tabName=Religion%20and%20religiosity

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa_District