Yizre'el Valley Natural Region
32°36′23″N 35°17′17″E / 32.60639°N 35.28806°E
Yizre'el Valley Natural Region | |
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Natural Region | |
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Interactive map of Yizre'el Valley Natural Region | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Jezreel |
| Largest City | Afula |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 103,779 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 89.0% |
| • Arabs | 8.9% |
The Yizre'el Valley Natural Region or Jezreel Valley Natural Region is a natural region in the Jezreel Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Afula is the largest city in the natural region.
Geography
The natural region contains most of the Jezreel Valley, a wide, low agricultural valley drained by the Kishon River. It is adjacent to the West Bank. The largest city is Afula, containing 64 percent of the natural region's population. There are no other towns in the natural region with more than 5,000 inhabitants.
Demographics
Jews constitute a large majority of the population, at 89 percent. 9 percent of the population is Arab, concentrated in the towns of Muqeible, Sulam, and Ed-Dahi.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 30,000 | — |
| 1983 | 36,200 | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 49,400 | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 63,980 | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 96,503 | +50.8% |
| 2024 | 103,799 | +7.6% |
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 55 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 40 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 5 percent 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.