Shefa-Amr
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Šparˁam |
| • Also spelled | Shfar'am[citation needed] (official) |
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  Shefa-Amr  Shefa-Amr | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 35°10′10″E / 32.80556°N 35.16944°E | |
| Grid position | 166/245 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | Bronze age |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nahid Khazem (from March, 2024)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,766 dunams (19.766 km2 or 7.632 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 43,543 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Shefa-Amr or Shfar'am (Arabic: شفاعمرو, Šafāʻamru, Hebrew: שְׁפַרְעָם, Šəfarʻam) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 43,543,[2] with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.[3]
- ^ "رؤساء بلدية سابقون" [Former Mayors]. Shfar'am municipal website (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "General" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.