Jerusalem District

The Jerusalem District (; ) is one of the regions of Israel. In Israeli law, the capital is Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District has a land area of 652 km². The population of 1,083,300 is 65.6% Jewish and 32.8% Arab. 21% of the Arabs in Israel live in the Jerusalem District, if both West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem are counted.The Future of the Global Muslim Population , PEW Forum Most countries do not agree that all of Jerusalem is a part of Israel.

Most Arabs in the Jerusalem District are Palestinians. They can become citizens of Israel, but they choose not to be. Some are Israeli Arabs living in Abu Ghosh, Beit Safafa and East Jerusalem.Of the people in the Jerusalem 28.3% are Muslims, 1.8% are Christians and 1.4% are unclassified by religion. The rest are Jews.

Administrative sub-regions
Cities
Jerusalem
Beit Shemesh

Local Councils
Abu Ghosh
Mevaseret Zion
Kiryat Ye'arim

Regional Councils
Mateh Yehuda

Related pages
 Districts of Israel
 List of cities in Israel

References