Central District (Israel)

The Central District (Hebrew: מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז, Meḥoz haMerkaz; Arabic: المنطقة الوسطى, Minṭaqat al-Wasaṭ) of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. It is further divided into four sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon, and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. The district's population as of 2017 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 "non-classified", being mostly former Soviet Union immigrants of partial or nominal Jewish ethnic heritage or household members of Jews.^[5]

Central District
District of Israel
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• Hebrew	מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז‎
• Arabic	المنطقة الوسطى
Cities	22
Local Councils	18
Regional Councils	12
Capital	Ramla
Largest	Rishon LeZion
Government [1]
• District Commissioner[2]	Jonathan Bar-Siman-Tov
Area
• Total	1,293 km2 (499 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	2,365,000
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	IL-M

Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Central districts^[4]

Petah Tikva, Central District

Administrative local authorities

Subdistricts
HaSharon Petah Tikva Ramla Rehovot
Cities	Local Councils	Regional Councils
Be'er Ya'akov El'ad Ganei Tikva Giv'at Shmuel Hod Hasharon Kafr Qasim Kfar Saba Kfar Yona 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	Beit Dagan Bnei Ayish Elyakhin Even Yehuda Gan Yavne Gedera Jaljulia Kadima-Tzoran Kfar Bara Kiryat Ekron Kokhav Yair Mazkeret Batya Pardesiya[6] Savyon Shoham Tel Mond Zemer	Brenner Drom HaSharon Gan Rave Gederot Gezer Hefer Valley (Emek Hefer) Hevel Modi'in Hevel Yavne Hof HaSharon Lev HaSharon Nahal Sorek Sdot Dan

Former municipalities

Former Municipalities
Kadima (merged with Tzoran; now Kadima-Tzoran) 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 Kadima-Tzoran) Yehud (merged with Neve Monosson; now Yehud–Monosson)

Economy

El Al Airlines maintains its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport and in the Central District.^[7]

See also

• Israel portal

• Districts of Israel
• List of cities in Israel