The Acre Subdistrict, alternatively spelt as Akko Subdistrict (based on Hebrew name) or Akka Subdistrict (based on Arabic name), is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District. Despite the subdistrict's name, the largest city in the subdistrict is Nahariya, with 68,000 people as of 2024.
History The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Acre Subdistrict.
Demographics
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Regional Councils Acre Arraba Karmiel Ma'alot-Tarshiha Nahariyya Sakhnin Shefa-'Amr Tamra Abu Sinan Beit Jann Bi'ina Bir al-Maksur Bu'eine Nujeidat Deir al-Asad Deir Hanna Fassuta Hurfeish I'billin Jadeidi-Makr Julis Kabul Kafr Manda Kafr Yasif Kaukab Abu al-Hija Kfar Vradim Kisra-Sumei Majd al-Krum Mazra'a Mi'ilya Nahf Peki'in Rameh Sajur Sha'ab Shlomi Yanuh-Jat Yarka Ma'ale Yosef Matte Asher Merom HaGalil (part) Misgav Upper Galilee (part)
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 49 percent of voters in the subdistrict voted for the Arab parties, while 28 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 23 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Natural Regions
241 Shefar’am Population (2024): 237,934 Largest city: Shefa-Amr 242 Karmi'el Population (2024): 124,110 Largest city: Karmiel 243 Yehi'am Population (2024): 107,395 Largest city: Ma'alot-Tarshiha 244 Elon Population (2024): 23,282 Largest city: Hurfeish 245 Nahariyya Population (2024): 119,958 Largest city: Nahariya 246 Akko Population (2024): 79,406 Largest city: Acre
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