Shefa-Amr

Shefa-Amr
  • שְׁפַרְעָם
  • شفاعمرو
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Šparˁam
 • Also spelledShfar'am[citation needed] (official)
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Shefa-Amr is located in Northwest Israel
Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr is located in Israel
Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr
Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 35°10′10″E / 32.80556°N 35.16944°E / 32.80556; 35.16944
Grid position166/245 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
FoundedBronze age
Government
 • MayorNahid Khazem (from March, 2024)[1]
Area
 • Total
19,766 dunams (19.766 km2 or 7.632 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
43,543
 • Density2,200/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]

  1. ^ "رؤساء بلدية سابقون" [Former Mayors]. Shfar'am municipal website (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  2. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "General" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.