Haifa District
Hebrew	מחוז חיפה
Arabic
Capital	Haifa
Largest city	Haifa
Cities	12
Local Councils	11
Regional Councils	4
Population	858,000 (2007)
Area	864 km²

Haifa District (Hebrew: מחוז חיפה‎ Mehoz Ḥefa) is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa. There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות singular mahoz) and fifteen The district land area is 864 km² (299. 3 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. ^[1]

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2005, the population of the district stood at 858,000, of which 71. The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה HaLishka HaMerkazit LeStatistika) abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 27% are Jewish, 18. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ 81% are Arab Muslims, 1. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion 78% are Arab Christians, 2. 52% are Druze, and 4. The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon 9% are "not classified by religion", and grew at an average annual rate of 0. 8%. ^[2][3]

The Haifa District includes the following towns and cities:

Administrative sub-regions

Footnotes

1. ^ Land Use, By District and Sub-District (PDF). Baqa-Jatt is an Israeli-Arab city in the Haifa District of Israel established in 2003 through a merger of Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Jatt. Carmel City (עיר הכרמל Ir HaKarmel, مدينة الكرمل Madīnat al-Karmel) is a City in the Haifa District of Israel Hadera (חֲדֵרָה Ḥadera الخضيرة Al-Ḫuḍayraḧ El-Khdera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately half-way between Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with Nesher (נֶשֶׁר is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. Or Akiva (אוֹר עֲקִיבָא is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, on the country's Coastal Plain. Kiryat Ata (קִרְיַת אָתָא officially also spelled Qiryat Ata) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. Kiryat Bialik (קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק also transliterated as Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Kiryat Motzkin (קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, five miles (8 km north of the city Kiryat Yam (קִרְיַת יָם lit Sea Town) is a town in the Haifa Bay district of Israel north of Haifa. Tirat Carmel, or Tirat HaCarmel (טִירַת כַּרְמֶל is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. Umm al-Fahm (أمّ الفحم ʼUmm al-Faḥm, אֻם אל-פַחְם is a city in the Haifa District of Israel with a population of 45000 nearly This article is about the community in northern Israel For the community in southern Israel which is also called "ʿArʿara" see Ar'arat an-Naqab. Basma (بسم בסמ"ה is an Israeli-Arab local council located in the Wadi Ara area of the Haifa District. Binyamina-Giv'at Ada is a ( local council) in the Haifa District of Israel. Fureidis or Freidis is an Arab local council in the Haifa District. Jisr az-Zarqa (جـِسـْر الزرقاء גִ'סְּר א-זַּרְקָא lit Kafr Qara or Kafr Qari (كفر قرع כפר קרע is an Israeli-Arab local council located in Israel 's Haifa District 22mi southeast Kiryat Tiv'on (קִרְיַת טִבְעוֹן also Qiryat Tiv'on) is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, in the hills between the Zvulun and Ma'ale Iron (מעלה עירון lit Iron Heights) is an Israeli-Arab local council in Israel 's Haifa District and is Pardes Hanna-Karkur (פרדס חנה-כרכור is a town ( local council) in the Haifa District of Israel. Rekhasim (רְכָסִים is a town ( local council) in the Haifa District of Israel. Alona Regional Council (מועצה אזורית אלונה Mo'atza Ezorit Alona) is a regional council in northern Israel. Hof Hacarmel Regional Council (מועצה אזורית חוף הכרמל lit The Menashe Regional Council (מועצה אזורית מנשה is a regional council near the city of Hadera, on Israel 's north-central coastal plain Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה HaLishka HaMerkazit LeStatistika) abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli Retrieved on 2008-02-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
2. ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimate of population, by population group, religion, age, gender and districts (2005). The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה HaLishka HaMerkazit LeStatistika) abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli CBS Statistical Abstract of Israel.
3. ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimate of population growth (2005). The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה HaLishka HaMerkazit LeStatistika) abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli Sources of Population Growth by District, Population Group and Religion.

See also

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