Karmi'el Natural Region
32°54′49″N 35°17′46″E / 32.91361°N 35.29611°E
Karmi'el Natural Region | |
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Natural Region | |
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Interactive map of Karmi'el Natural Region | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Largest City | Karmiel |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 124,110 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 40.6% |
| • Arabs | 58.9% |
The Karmi'el Natural Region is a natural region in the Acre Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Karmiel is the largest city in the natural region.
Geography
The natural region consists of a swath of towns and small cities in the Beit HaKerem Valley, at the border of the Upper and Lower Galilee, due east of Acre. The largest city is Karmiel, containing 39 percent of the natural region's population. Other large towns in the natural region are Majd al-Krum, Deir al-Asad, Nahf, and Rameh. Highway 85 runs through the natural region, connecting it with Acre to the west and the Korazim Plateau and Safed to the east.
Demographics
The natural region has an Arab majority of 59 percent and a large Jewish minority of 41 percent. Karmiel is a Jewish city, while the other large towns nearby are all inhabited by Arabs. Sajur is a Druze town, while Rameh is religiously mixed between Christians, Druze, and Muslims.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 17,400 | — |
| 1983 | 34,500 | +98.3% |
| 1995 | 63,100 | +82.9% |
| 2008 | 105,000 | +66.4% |
| 2022 | 121,350 | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 124,110 | +2.3% |
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 48 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the Arab parties, while 30 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 22 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.[4]
References
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.