The Acre Subdistrict, alternatively spelt as Akko Subdistrict (based on Hebrew name) or Akka Subdistrict (based on Arabic name), is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District. Despite the subdistrict's name, the largest city in the subdistrict is Nahariya, with 68,000 people as of 2024.
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History
The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Acre Subdistrict.
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 49 percent of voters in the subdistrict voted for the Arab parties, while 28 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 23 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Natural Regions
241 Shefar’am
Population (2024): 237,934
Largest city: Shefa-Amr
242 Karmi'el
Population (2024): 124,110
Largest city: Karmiel
243 Yehi'am
Population (2024): 107,395
Largest city: Ma'alot-Tarshiha
244 Elon
Population (2024): 23,282
Largest city: Hurfeish
245 Nahariyya
Population (2024): 119,958
Largest city: Nahariya
246 Akko
Population (2024): 79,406
Largest city: Acre