Safed Subdistrict

Subdistrict in Northern, Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Safed district
נפת צפת
قضاء صفد
Subdistrict
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
Interactive map of Safed district
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Area
  Total
670 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total
115,500
Ethnicity
  Jews and others89.4%
  Arabs10.6%
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History

The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Safad Subdistrict.

Safed - it is one of the holy cities of Judaism. In the image is the Artists Quarter of Safed

Demographics

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Historical population[3][4]
YearPop.±%
197251,800    
198359,000+13.9%
199575,100+27.3%
2008105,820+40.9%
2022129,340+22.2%
2024135,052+4.4%
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Administrative local authorities

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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

Districts, Subdistricts and Natural Regions of the State of Israel, 2018
  • 211 Hula Valley
  • 212 Eastern Upper Galilee
  • 213 Hazor Region
  • 214 Central Lower Galilee

References

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