Central District (Israel)

District of Israel

מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז‎ • Arabicالمنطقة الوسطى

Cities22Local Councils18Regional Councils12CapitalRamlaLargestRishon LeZionGovernment

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• District Commissioner^[2]Jonathan Bar-Siman-TovArea

• Total1,293 km² (499 sq mi)Population

(2023)^[3]

• Total2,365,000 • Density1,800/km² (4,700/sq mi)ISO 3166 codeIL-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 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]

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-Zoran 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-Zoran) 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-Zoran) 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]

References

^ "בעלי תפקידים במשרד הפנים". GOV.IL.
^ Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
^ "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
^ ""8. אוכלוסייה ביישובים ובאזורים סטטיסטיים, לפי דת, סוף 2019"". Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel).
^ "Localities and Population, by Population Group, District, Sub-District and Natural Region" (PDF). Statistical Abstract of Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
^ "Pardesiyya (Israel)". www.fotw.us. Archived from the original on November 3, 2005.
^ 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 (5 March 1999), p. C1 (New York edition) 1. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

Districts of Israel

Central
- subdistricts: HaSharon
- Petah Tikva
- Ramla
- Rehovot
Haifa
- subdistricts: Haifa
- Hadera
Jerusalem
Northern
- subdistricts: Acre
- Golan
- Jezreel
- Kinneret
- Safed
Southern
- subdistricts: Ashkelon
- Beersheba
Tel Aviv
Judea and Samaria

v t e Central District of Israel
Cities	El'ad 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
Local councils	Be'er Ya'akov Beit Dagan Bnei Ayish Elyakhin Even Yehuda Gan Yavne Ganei Tikva Gedera Jaljulia Kafr Bara Kiryat Ekron Kokhav Ya'ir Mazkeret Batya Pardesiya Savyon Shoham Tel Mond Kadima-Zoran Zemer
Regional councils	Brenner Gan Raveh Gederot Gezer Drom HaSharon Hefer Valley Hevel Modi'in Hevel Yavne Hof HaSharon Lev HaSharon Nahal Sorek Sdot Dan
Boroughs	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Neve Monosson
See also	Gush Dan Sharon plain
Other sub-divisions: Haifa District Jerusalem District Judea and Samaria Area Northern District Southern District Tel Aviv District

v t e Administrative jurisdiction types of Israel
First level	Districts
Second level	Sub-districts
Third level	Municipalities City council Industrial council Local council Regional council Natural areas
Fourth level	Community settlement Institutional locality Kibbutz Moshav Moshav shitufi Rural locality