Safed Subdistrict
Safed district
נפת צפת قضاء صفد | |
|---|---|
Subdistrict | |
 Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue | |
Interactive map of Safed district | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Area | |
• Total | 670 km2 (260 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 115,500 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 89.4% |
| • Arabs | 10.6% |
The Safed subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District.[2] As the name suggests, the main settlement is the town of Safed.
History
The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Safad Subdistrict.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 51,800 | — |
| 1983 | 59,000 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 75,100 | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 105,820 | +40.9% |
| 2022 | 129,340 | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 135,052 | +4.4% |
Administrative local authorities
| Cities | Local Councils | Regional Councils |
|---|---|---|
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Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 61 percent of voters in the subdistrict voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 33 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, and 6 percent voted for the Arab parties.[5]
Natural Regions
- 211 Hula Valley
- 212 Eastern Upper Galilee
- 213 Hazor Region
- 214 Central Lower Galilee
References
- ↑ "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "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.
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