Middle Golan Natural Region

32°59′30″N 35°41′25″E / 32.99167°N 35.69028°E / 32.99167; 35.69028

Middle Golan Natural Region
Natural Region
Street in Katzrin, the largest community in the Middle Golan Natural Region
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Subdistrict	Golan
Largest City	Katzrin
Area
• Total	294 km2 (114 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	13,150
Ethnicity
• Jews and others	96.9%
• Arabs	0.7%

The Middle Golan Natural Region is a natural region in the Golan Subdistrict, which is administered by Israel as part of its Northern District. Katzrin is the largest town in the natural region.

Geography

As its name suggests, the natural region consists of the central portion of the Golan Heights, which geologically is a basaltic plateau. It is due east of Safed, and borders the Sea of Galilee to the southwest. It has an area of 294 km². The largest town in the natural region is Katzrin, which contains 61 percent of the natural region's population. All communities in the natural region are part of the Golan Regional Council, except for Katzrin, which is its own local council.

Demographics

The vast majority of residents of the Middle Golan Natural Region are Jewish. There are no Arab towns in the natural region.

Administrative local authorities

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 47.7 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 46.5 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.1 percent voted for the Arab parties.

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