Acre Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

The Acre Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء عكا, Qadaa Akka; Hebrew: נפת עכו, Nefat Akko) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in what is now northern Israel, having nearly the same territory as the modern-day Acre County. The city of Acre was the district's capital.

Acre Subdistrict
قضاء عكا
נפת עכו
Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine
1920–1948
CapitalAcre
Area 
• 1945
799 km2 (308 sq mi)
Population 
• 1904
31,593
• 1945
68,330
History 
• Established
1920
• Disestablished
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sanjak of Acre
Israel
Today part ofIsrael

The subdistrict was transformed into Northern District's Acre Subdistrict.

Borders

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History of attachment to a district

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Districts and Sub-Districts of Palestine in 1945.

The layout of the districts of Mandatory Palestine changed several times:

  • 1922 Northern District
  • 1937 Galilee District
  • 1939 Galilee and Acre District
  • 1940 Galilee District
  • 1948 dissolution

The territory is now covered by the Northern District of Israel.

Depopulated towns and villages

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Official population statistics for the sub-district, from Village Statistics, 1945.

(current localities in parentheses)

32°35′00″N 35°00′00″E / 32.5833°N 35.0000°E / 32.5833; 35.0000