Central District (Israel)

Center District
District of Israel
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• Hebrew	מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז‎
• Arabic	المنطقة الوسطى
Cities	18
Local Councils	22
Regional Councils	12
Capital	Ramla
Area
• Total	1,293 km^2 (499 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	2,024,500
ISO 3166 code	IL-M

The Central District (Hebrew: מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז‎, Meḥoz haMerkaz, Arabic: المنطقة الوسطى‎‎) of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. It is further divided into 4 sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon, and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. Its population as of 2014 was 2,024,500. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 88% of the population is Jewish, 8.2% is Arab, and 4% are not classified, and are mostly former Soviet Union immigrants of partially Jewish heritage or family relationship.^[2]

Administrative sub-regions

Cities	Local Councils	Regional Councils
El'ad Giv'at Shmuel Hod Hasharon Kafr Qasim Kfar Saba Lod Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Ness Ziona Netanya Petah Tikva Qalansawe Ra'annana Ramla Rehovot Rishon LeZion Rosh HaAyin Tayibe Tira Yavne Yehud-Monosson	Be'er Ya'akov Beit Dagan Bnei Ayish Elyakhin Even Yehuda Gan Yavne Ganei Tikva Gedera Jaljulia Kfar Bara Kfar Yona Kiryat Ekron Kokhav Yair Mazkeret Batya Pardesiya[3] Savyon Shoham Tel Mond Tzoran-Kadima Zemer	Brenner Drom HaSharon Gan Rave Gederot Gezer Hefer Valley (Emek Hefer) Hevel Modi'in Hevel Yavne Hof HaSharon Lev HaSharon Lod Valley (Emek Lod) Nahal Sorek

Former Municipalities

Former Municipalities
Kadima (merged with Tzoran; now Tzoran-Kadima) Maccabim-Re'ut (merged with Modi'in; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut) Modi'in (merged with Maccabim-Re'ut; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut) Neve Monosson (merged with Yehud and declared an autonomous borough within Yehud-Monosson) Tzoran (merged with Kadima; now Tzoran-Kadima) Yehud (merged with Neve Monosson; now Yehud-Monosson)

Economy

El Al maintains its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport and in the Central District.^[4]

References

1. "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". Statistical Abstract of Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
2. "Localities and Population, by Population Group, District, Sub-District and Natural Region" (PDF). Statistical Abstract of Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
3. Local Council of Pardesiya (Israel) Archived November 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Orme, William A. Jr. "El Al at a Turning Point; A Mirror of Israel's Divisions Prepares to Go 49% Public." The New York Times. March 5, 1999. C1, New York Edition. 1. Retrieved on February 15, 2010.

See also

• Districts of Israel
• List of cities in Israel

Coordinates: 31°56′N 34°52′E / 31.933°N 34.867°E