The Eastern Lower Galilee Natural Region is a natural region in the Kinneret Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Maghar is the largest city in the natural region.
Geography
As its name suggests, the natural region consists of the eastern portion of the Lower Galilee region, located between Tiberias and Tur'an and stretching from Maghar in the north to Kfar Tavor in the south. The western portion of the Lower Galilee is mostly part of the Nazareth-Tir'an Mountains Natural Region and Shefar'am Natural Region, which are in the Jezreel and Acre subdistricts respectively. It has an area of 335 km2.https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/CBSNewBrand/Pages/community.aspx?semel=222&mode=EzorTivi The largest city in the natural region is Maghar, which contains 44 percent of the natural region's population. Other notable towns in the natural region are Eilabun, Kfar Tavor, Kfar Kama, and Yavne'el. It mostly overlaps with the Lower Galilee Regional Council.
Demographics 55 percent of the residents of the Eastern Lower Galilee Natural Region are Arab, a majority of whom are Druze and a significant minority of whom are Christians. Most Druze live in Maghar, while Eilabun has a majority of Christians. 37 percent of residents are Jews, who live in Kfar Tavor, Yavne'el, and the kibbutzim in the area. Seven percent of the natural region's population are Circassians, who are concentrated in the town of Kfar Kama, and whom the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics incorrectly counts as Arabs.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Villages Maghar Eilabun Kfar Kama Kfar Tavor Yavne'el Emek HaYarden: Ravid Lower Galilee: Arbel Beit Keshet Giv'at Avni HaZor'im Hodayot Ilaniya Kadoorie Kfar Hittim Kfar Kisch Kfar Zeitim Lavi Masad Mitzpa Sde Ilan Shadmot Dvora Sharona
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 41 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 28.1 percent voted for the Arab parties and 27.6 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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