Safed Subdistrict

This article is about Israeli Subdistrict. For Mandatory Subdistrict, see Safad Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine.

Safed district נפת צפת قضاء صفد
Subdistrict
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
Interactive map of Safed district
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Area
• Total	670 km^2 (260 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	135,052
Ethnicity
• Jews and others	87.0%
• Arabs	10.9%

The Safed subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District.^[2] As the name suggests, the largest city in the subdistrict is Safed.

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

Historical population^[3][4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1972	51,800	—
1983	59,000	+13.9%
1995	75,100	+27.3%
2008	105,820	+40.9%
2022	129,340	+22.2%
2024	135,052	+4.4%

Administrative local authorities

Cities	Local Councils	Regional Councils
Kiryat Shmona Safed	Hazor HaGelilit Jish (also: Gush Halav) Metula Rosh Pinna Tuba-Zangariyye Yesod HaMa'ala	Merom HaGalil (part) Mevo'ot HaHermon Upper Galilee (part)

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
  • Population (2024): 46,202
  • Largest city: Kiryat Shmona
• 212 Eastern Upper Galilee
  • Population (2024): 59,264
  • Largest city: Safed
• 213 Hazor
  • Population (2024): 27,529
  • Largest city: Hatzor HaGlilit
• 214 Central Lower Galilee
  • Population (2024): 2,057
  • Largest city: Tefahot

References

1. "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
2. "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
3. "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
4. "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
5. "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.

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