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 1,331,595 is 64.4% Jewish and 31.2% Arab. A fifth (21%) of the Arabs in Israel live in the Jerusalem Municipality, which includes both East and West Jerusalem.The Future of the Global Muslim Population , PEW Forum 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.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local councils Regional council Beit Shemesh Jerusalem Abu Ghosh Kiryat Ye'arim Mevaseret Zion Tzur Hadassah Mateh Yehuda
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The Jerusalem Municipality, including East Jerusalem and other annexed parts of the West Bank, constituted , about 19% of the Jerusalem District in 2008.Statistical Yearbook 2012, 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.
See also Arab localities in Israel Jerusalem Governorate Judaean Mountains List of cities in Israel Status of Jerusalem Timeline of Jerusalem Valley of Elah
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