The Kinerot Natural Region is a natural region in the Kinneret Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Tiberias is the largest city in the natural region.
Geography
The natural region is located in the north-eastern part of Israel, and mostly surrounds the eponymous Lake Kinneret, also known as the Sea of Galilee. It has an area of 194 km2.https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/CBSNewBrand/Pages/community.aspx?semel=221&mode=EzorTivi The largest city in the natural region is Tiberias, one of the four holy cities of Judaism, which contains 72 percent of the natural region's population. There are no other towns in the natural region with more than 5,000 people. It is mostly coextensive with the Emek HaYarden Regional Council.
Demographics The vast majority of residents of the Kinerot Natural Region are Jews. Four percent of the natural region's population is Arab, concentrated in the town of Wadi al-Hammam.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Villages Tiberias Migdal al-Batuf: Wadi al-Hammam Emek HaYarden: Afikim Almagor Alumot Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad Beit Zera Degania Alef Degania Bet Ein Gev Ginosar HaOn Hukok Kinneret (kibbutz) Kinneret (moshav) Ma'agan Masada Poria Illit Poria - Kfar Avoda Poria - Neve Oved Sha'ar HaGolan Tel Katzir
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 67 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 29 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 2 percent voted for the Arab parties.
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