Map of Afula, Israel

Afula is a city in Northern District, Israel, with a population of about 44,930. It lies at 32.6091°N, 35.2892°E. The nearest city on our map is Nazareth, 10 km to the north.

Afula at a glance

Where is Afula?

• The 38th largest city in Israel by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Northern District on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Afula

• Nazareth — 10 km north
• Naẕerat ‘Illit — 12 km north
• Umm el Faḥm — 16 km southwest
• Janīn — 17 km south, Palestinian Territories
• Shefar‘am — 25 km northwest
• Qiryat Ata — 28 km northwest
• Tiberias — 30 km northeast
• Qiryat Bialik — 31 km northwest
• Karmi’el — 34 km north
• Haifa — 37 km northwest

Largest cities in Northern District

• Nazareth — 77,445
• Nahariyya — 58,096
• Acre — 51,420
• Karmi’el — 46,252
• Tiberias — 44,779
• Naẕerat ‘Illit — 43,556
• Shefar‘am — 42,137
• Safed — 36,094

Largest cities in Israel

• Jerusalem — 971,800
• Tel Aviv — 432,892
• Haifa — 285,316
• Rishon LeTsiyyon — 258,535
• Petaẖ Tiqva — 253,529
• Netanya — 228,204
• Ashdod — 226,838
• Bnei Brak — 214,444
• H̱olon — 196,282
• Beersheba — 186,600

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.