Nahariyya Natural Region
33°00′21″N 35°5′56″E / 33.00583°N 35.09889°E
Nahariya Natural Region | |
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Natural Region | |
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Interactive map of Nahariya Natural Region | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Largest City | Nahariya |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 119,958 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 73.2% |
| • Arabs | 25.8% |
The Nahariya Natural Region, alternatively spelt as Nahariyya Natural Region, is a natural region in the Acre Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Nahariya is the largest city in the natural region.
Geography
The natural region is the northernmost in Israel along the Mediterranean coast, north of Acre and south of the border with Lebanon. Approximately 57 percent of the natural region's inhabitants live in Nahariya. Other major population centers in the natural region are the mixed-religion Arab towns of Abu Snan and Kafr Yasif, and the Jewish town of Shlomi.
Demographics
The natural region is roughly three-quarters Jewish and one quarter Arab. Nahariya and Shlomi are inhabited by Jews, while the natural region contains three Arab towns - Abu Snan, Kafr Yasif, and Mazra'a.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1972 | 39,500 | — |
| 1983 | 49,000 | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 65,500 | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 91,720 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 113,533 | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 119,958 | +5.7% |
Voting patterns
In the 2022 election, 44 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 37 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 19 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the Arab parties.[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.