Yokneam Natural Region

32°39′34″N 35°06′36″E / 32.65944°N 35.11000°E / 32.65944; 35.11000

Yokneam Natural Region
Natural Region
View of Yokneam Illit
Interactive map of Yokneam Natural Region
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Subdistrict	Jezreel
Largest City	Yokneam Illit
Area
• Total	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	39,268
Ethnicity
• Jews and others	98.4%
• Arabs	0.2%

The Yokneam Natural Region or Yoqneam Natural Region is a natural region in the Jezreel Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Yokneam Illit is the largest town in the natural region.

Geography

The natural region is located southeast of Haifa, spanning the western Jezreel Valley and foothills of Mount Carmel. It has an area of 62 km². The largest city in the natural region is Yokneam Illit, which contains 63 percent of the natural region's population. The only other town in the natural region with more than 5,000 people is Ramat Yishai. It contains portions of the Jezreel Valley and Megiddo regional councils.

Demographics

The vast majority of residents of the Yokneam Natural Region are Jews. There are no Arab towns in the region.

Administrative local authorities

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 57 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 40 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 0.2 percent voted for the Arab parties.

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