Haifa District

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Haifa District (Hebrew: מחוז חיפה, Mehoz Ḥefa) surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel (also the district's capital city), is one of six administrative districts of Israel.

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2006, the population stood at 858,000, of which 71.27% are Jewish, 18.81% are Arab Muslims, 1.78% are Arab Christians, 2.52% are Druze, and 4.9% are "not classified by religion" [1], and growing at an average annual rate of 0.8% [2]. It includes the following towns and cities:

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[edit] Cities

[edit] Local councils

  • Ar'ara - عرعرة ,ערערה
  • Binyamina-Giv'at Ada - בנימינה-גבעת־עדה
  • Jisr az-Zarqa - جـِسـْر الزرقاء ,ג'סר א-זרקא
  • Kfar Qara - كفر قرع ,כפר קרע
  • Ma'ale Iron - معله عيرون ,מעלה עירון
  • Pardes Hanna-Karkur - פרדס־חנה-כרכור
  • Freidis - فريديس ,פריידיס
  • Kiryat Tiv'on - קריית־טבעון
  • Rekhasim - רכסים
  • Zikhron Ya'aqov - זכרון־יעקב

[edit] Regional councils

  • Alona - אלונה
  • Hof Karmel - חוף הכרמל
  • Menashe - מנשה
  • Zevulun - זבולון

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimate of population, by population group, religion, age, gender and districts (2005). CBS Statistical Abstract of Israel.
  2. ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimate of population growth (2005). Sources of Population Growth by District, Population Group and Religion.

[edit] See also

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Districts of Israel Flag of Israel
Jerusalem District | North District | Haifa District | Center District | Tel Aviv District | South District | Judea and Samaria Area1

Notes: (1) This division is not recognized by the UN and most nations (as being part of the state of Israel).
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