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Mitzpe Aviv

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01In brief

Mitzpe Aviv (Hebrew: מצפה אבי"ב; officially romanized by the CBS as Mizpe Aviv) is a community settlement in Israel's Northern District, within the Acre Subdistrict and Misgav Regional Council. Established in 1981, it grew from 70 residents in 1983 and 345 in 1995 to 1,070 in 2022. A 1995 CBS dataset recorded an area of 1.4 square kilometers and an elevation of 130 meters.

02Overview

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics lists the locality under the Hebrew name מצפה אבי"ב and the English name Mizpe Aviv. Its locality code is 1222, and it lies in the Northern District's Acre Subdistrict under the Misgav Regional Council.[1]

The CBS locality file assigns settlement-form code 370 to Mitzpe Aviv, while the agency's explanatory document defines code 370 as a community settlement (יישוב קהילתי).[1][2] A 1995 CBS dataset recorded the locality as covering 1.4 square kilometers at an elevation of 130 meters.[3]

03History

Mitzpe Aviv was established in 1981, a year recorded in both the 2022 localities file and the 1995 census dataset.[1][3] The earlier dataset recorded 70 residents in 1983 and 345 in 1995, meaning the population rose nearly fivefold between those two recorded dates.[3]

04Demographics

In 2022, Mitzpe Aviv had a total population of 1,070. The CBS grouped all 1,070 residents under "Jews and others" and identified 1,059 as Jews; it listed no separate Arab-population figure for the locality.[1]

Compared with the 70 residents recorded in 1983, the 2022 total represented more than a fifteenfold increase over 39 years.[1][3]

Sources

  1. 1Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities File 2022 (accessed September 18, 2026)
  2. 2Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Introduction to Local Authorities in Israel, 2011 (accessed September 18, 2026)
  3. 3Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities, Geographic Characteristics and Population, 1948–1995 (accessed September 18, 2026)

IsraelPedia Question & Answers

  • What is Mitzpe Aviv?

    Mitzpe Aviv is a community settlement in Israel's Northern District, located within the Acre Subdistrict and Misgav Regional Council. Established in 1981, it covers an area of 1.4 square kilometers at an elevation of 130 meters.

  • When was Mitzpe Aviv established?

    Mitzpe Aviv was established in 1981, a date recorded in both the 2022 localities file and the 1995 census dataset.

  • How has the population of Mitzpe Aviv grown over time?

    Mitzpe Aviv's population grew from 70 residents in 1983 to 345 in 1995, and reached 1,070 by 2022. This represents more than a fifteenfold increase over 39 years.

  • What is the demographic makeup of Mitzpe Aviv?

    In 2022, Mitzpe Aviv had a total population of 1,070, all of whom the Central Bureau of Statistics grouped under "Jews and others." Of that total, 1,059 were identified as Jews, and no separate Arab-population figure was listed for the locality.