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 modern-day 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
31593
 1945
68330
History 
 Established
1920
 Disestablished
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sanjak of Acre
Israel
Today part ofIsrael

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

Borders

History of attachment to a district

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

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

(current localities in parentheses)


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