Central District (Israel)




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Center District

Israel District of Israel
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מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז
 • Arabic المنطقة الوسطى
Center District in Israel (+disputed).svg
Cities 18
Local Councils 22
Regional Councils 12
Capital Ramla
Area

 • Total 1,293 km2 (499 sq mi)
Population
(2016)[1]

 • Total 2,115,800
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 2,115,800. 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 household members of Jews.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Administrative sub-regions


    • 1.1 Former municipalities




  • 2 Economy


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





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'anana

  • 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]



See also




  • Districts of Israel

  • List of cities in Israel



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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Localities and Population, by Population Group, District, Sub-District and Natural Region" (PDF). Statistical Abstract of Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2016.


  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.







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