The Southern District (Hebrew: מחוז הדרום, Meḥoz HaDarom; Arabic: لواء الجنوب) is one of Israel's six administrative districts, the largest in terms of land area but the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arava valley. The population of the Southern District is 1,086,240 and its area is 14,185 km2.[3] Its population is 79.66% Jewish and 12.72% Arab (mostly Muslim), with 7.62% of other origins.
southern, district, israel, southern, district, hebrew, מחוז, הדרום, meḥoz, hadarom, arabic, لواء, الجنوب, israel, administrative, districts, largest, terms, land, area, most, sparsely, populated, covers, most, negev, desert, well, arava, valley, population, s. The Southern District Hebrew מחוז הדרום Meḥoz HaDarom Arabic لواء الجنوب is one of Israel s six administrative districts the largest in terms of land area but the most sparsely populated It covers most of the Negev desert as well as the Arava valley The population of the Southern District is 1 086 240 and its area is 14 185 km2 3 Its population is 79 66 Jewish and 12 72 Arab mostly Muslim with 7 62 of other origins South DistrictDistrict of Israel transcription s Hebrewמחוז הדרום Arabicلواء الجنوبCities12Local Councils11Regional Councils15Largest CityAshdodCapitalBeershebaGovernment District Commissioner 2 Lily Feintoch 1 Area Total14 185 km2 5 477 sq mi Population 2016 Total1 244 200ISO 3166 codeIL DThe route from Jerusalem to Ashdod Geographical distribution of the main ethno cultural communities Southern district 4 The district capital is Beersheba while the largest city is Ashdod Beersheba s dormitory towns of Omer Meitar and Lehavim are affluent on an Israel scale while the development towns of Dimona Sderot Netivot Ofakim and Yeruham and the seven Bedouin cities are lower on the socio economic scale 5 Administrative local authorities EditSubdistrictsAshkelon BeershebaCities Local Councils Regional CouncilsArad Ashdod Ashkelon Beersheba Dimona Eilat Kiryat Gat Kiryat Malakhi Netivot Ofakim Rahat Sderot Ar arat an Naqab Hura Kuseife Lakiya Lehavim Meitar Mitzpe Ramon Omer Shaqib al Salam Tel as Sabi Yeruham Al Kasom Be er Tuvia Bnei Shimon Central Arava Eshkol Hevel Eilot Hof Ashkelon Lakhish Merhavim Neve Midbar Ramat HaNegev Sdot Negev Azata Sha ar HaNegev Shafir Tamar YoavSome villages do not fall under the jurisdiction of a regional council These include Mahane Yatir Umm al Hiran unrecognised Bedouin village See also EditList of cities in Israel Arab localities in Israel Gaza StripReferences Edit https www gov il he Departments General board dead link Transfer of Power District Commissioners and District Officers Law 5724 1964 Laws of the State of Israel vol 18 no 38 pp 70 71 Area of Districts Sub Districts Natural Regions and Lakes Israel Central Bureau of Statistics 8 אוכלוסייה ביישובים ובאזורים סטטיסטיים לפי דת סוף 2019 Central Bureau of Statistics Israel Current Plans for Developing the Negev A Critical Perspective Adva Center Coordinates 30 37 N 34 48 E 30 617 N 34 800 E 30 617 34 800 This geography of Israel article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern District Israel amp oldid 1133953600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
