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Metula is a town (local council) in the North District of Israel. The municipality governs a land area of 2,000 dunams. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), September 2003 Metula had a population of 1,400, predominantly Jewish. Metula was declared a local municipality in 1949. Also according to the CBS the population over the years was:

Population

History

Metula was founded in 1896 on lands bought by Baron Nathan Rothschild. Its founders were 60 farming families from the more veteran settlements and 20 families of non-farming professions.

Geography

Metula is located on the Israel-Lebanon border 6 kilometers north of Qiryat Shemona and at the elevation of 520 meters above sea level. Metula is the northernmost town in Israel.

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