Haifa District
District of Israel
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• Hebrew	מחוז חיפה
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• Arabic	منطقة حيفا
Interactive map of Haifa District
Cities	11
Local Councils	14
Regional Councils	4
Capital	Haifa
Government
• District Commissioner[1]	Fayez Hanah[2]
Area
• Total	864 km2 (334 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	1,134,000
• Density	1,310/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	IL-HA

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).^[4]

Demographics

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2016:^[4]

• Total population: 996,300
• Ethnic:
  • Jews: 642,700 (69.4%)
  • Arabs: 233,000 (25.1%)
  • Others: 51,000 (5.5%)
• Religious (as of 2017):^[5]
  • Jews: 684,100 (68.6%)
  • Muslims: 213,400 (21.4%)
  • Druze: 26,300 (2.6%)
  • Christians: 17,600 (1.7%)
  • Not classified: 56,300 (5.6%)

Administrative local authorities

See also

• Districts of Israel
• List of cities in Israel
• Arab localities in Israel
• Wadi Ara

References

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