Kinneret Subdistrict Explained

Kinneret Subdistrict
Native Name:נפת כנרת
قضاء كينيرت
Other Name:Tiberias Subdistrict
נפת טבריה
قضاء طبريا
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Israel
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Northern
Area Total Km2:529
Population Total:113000
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Ethnicity
Demographics1 Title1:Jews and others
Demographics1 Info1:70.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Arabs
Demographics1 Info2:29.4%
Type:Subdistrict

The Kinneret Subdistrict is one of the subdistricts of Israel's Northern District. The largest city and the centre of the subdistrict is the city of Tiberias on the western coast of the Sea of Galilee.

History

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District . 2017 . . 8 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180509012748/http://cbs.gov.il/shnaton68/st02_19x.pdf . 9 May 2018.