The Northern Golan Natural Region is a natural region in the Golan Subdistrict, which is administered by Israel as part of its Northern District. Buq'ata is the largest town in the natural region.
Geography
As its name suggests, the natural region comprises most of the northern portion of the Golan Heights, which geologically is a basaltic plateau. It is located north of Katzrin, east and southeast of Kiryat Shmona, and south of Majdal Shams. It has an area of 479 km2,https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/CBSNewBrand/Pages/community.aspx?semel=292&mode=EzorTivi making it the largest natural region in the Northern District. The largest town in the natural region is Buq'ata, one of the four Druze towns in the Golan, which contains 37 percent of the natural region's population. Buq'ata, Mas'ade, and Ghajar are local councils, while the 10 other communities in the natural region are part of the Golan Regional Council.
Demographics The majority of residents of the Northern Golan Natural Region are Arabs, who constitute 73 percent of the population. Buq'ata and Mas'ade are Druze towns, while Ghajar is an Alawite town. The 10 smaller communities in the natural region are populated by Jews, who constitute 26 percent of the population.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Villages [None] Buq'ata Ghajar Mas'ade Golan: Alonei HaBashan El Rom Ein Zivan Kela Alon Keshet Merom Golan Odem Ortal Sha'al Trump Heights
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 58 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 30 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 4 percent voted for the Arab parties.
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