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Safed Subdistrict

Coordinates: 33°00′N 35°30′E / 33.000°N 35.500°E / 33.000; 35.500
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Safed district
נפת צפת
قضاء صفد
Subdistrict
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Area
 • Total670 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total115,500
Ethnicity
 • Jews and others89.4%
 • Arabs10.6%

The Safed subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District.[2] As the name suggests, the main settlement is the town of Safed.

History

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The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Safad Subdistrict.

References

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  1. ^ "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.


33°00′N 35°30′E / 33.000°N 35.500°E / 33.000; 35.500