Jerusalem District
District of Israel
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::summary District of Israel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jerusalem District |
| translit_lang1 | - |
| translit_lang1_type | Hebrew |
| translit_lang1_info | |
| translit_lang1_type1 | Arabic |
| translit_lang1_info1 | منطقة القدس |
| type | District of Israel |
| image_map | Jerusalem District in Israel (+disputed hatched) (semi-Israel areas hatched).svg |
| mapsize | 150px |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Cities |
| subdivision_name | 2 |
| subdivision_type1 | Local councils |
| subdivision_name1 | 3 |
| subdivision_type2 | Regional council |
| subdivision_name2 | 1 |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Jerusalem |
| leader_title | District Commissioner |
| leader_name | Haim Yifrach |
| area_total_km2 | 652 |
| population_total | 1,245,100 |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| iso_code | IL-JM |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the Israeli administrative district ::
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The Jerusalem District (; ) is one of the six administrative districts of Israel. The district capital is Jerusalem and its total land area is 652 km2. The population of 1,159,900 is 66.3% Jewish and 32.1% Arab. A fifth (21%) of the Arabs in Israel live in the Jerusalem Municipality, which includes both East and West Jerusalem. Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem has not been recognized by the international community.
Most Arabs in the Jerusalem District are Palestinians, eligible to apply for citizenship under Israeli law, but either decline to apply or are unsuccessful in doing so. Arab citizens of Israel constitute a significant minority in the district, living in Abu Ghosh, Beit Safafa and East Jerusalem, where Arab professionals have settled since the late 1970s, mainly for the provision of legal and other services to the local population. The non-Jewish population is 95.2% Muslim, 3.5% Christian with the others unclassified by religion.
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Administrative local authorities
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| Cities | Local councils | Regional council |
|---|---|---|
| :: |
;Notes:
The Jerusalem Municipality, including East Jerusalem and other annexed parts of the West Bank, constituted 125 km2, about 19% of the Jerusalem District in 2008.
References
| Centre = Israel Jerusalem District | North = Israel Judea and Samaria Area | Northeast = | East = Israel Judea and Samaria Area | Southeast = Israel Judea and Samaria Area | South = | Southwest = Israel Southern District | West = | Northwest = Israel Central District
References
- Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
- "בעלי תפקידים במשרד הפנים".
- "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]].
- [http://pewforum.org/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-israel.aspx The Future of the Global Muslim Population] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-07-25 , PEW Forum)
- (6 March 2015). "Jerusalem: Israeli police hit in Palestinian car attack". [[BBC]].
- ""8. אוכלוסייה ביישובים ובאזורים סטטיסטיים, לפי דת, סוף 2019"". Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel).
- Statistical Yearbook 2012, [http://www.jiis.org.il/.upload/yearbook2012/shnaton_A0212.pdf ''Table I/2 – Area of the State of Israel, Jerusalem District and the Municipal Area of Jerusalem and Selected Localities, 2008'']. Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies.
- (2019). "Localities and Population, By Population Group, District, Sub-District and Natural Region". [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]].
- (2019). "Population, By Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District". [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]].
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