Central District (Israel)

Center District
- transcription(s)
• Hebrew	מָחוֹז הַמֶרְכָּז

Cities	18
Local Councils	22
Regional Councils	12
Area
• Total	1,293 km² (499 sq mi)
Population (2013)^[1]
• Total	1,976,300

The Central District (Hebrew: מָחוֹז הַמֶרְכָּז, Meḥoz haMerkaz) 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 2008 was 1,730,500. 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 1
- Former Municipalities 1.1
Economy 2
References 3
See also 4

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 Gedera Gan Yavne Ganei Tikva Jaljulia Kfar Bara Kfar Yona Kokhav Yair Mazkeret Batya Pardesiya^[3] Kiryat Ekron 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

^ "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality" (PDF). Statistical Abstract of Israel.
^ "Localities and Population, by Population Group, District, Sub-District and Natural Region" (PDF). Statistical Abstract of Israel.
^ Local Council of Pardesiya (Israel)
^ 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.

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 Tzoran-Kadima Zemer

Regional councils	Brenner Gan Raveh Gederot Gezer Drom HaSharon Hefer Valley Hevel Modi'in Hevel Yavne Hof HaSharon Lev HaSharon Lod Valley Nahal Sorek

Boroughs	Neve Monosson Maccabim-Re'ut

See also	Gush Dan Sharon plain

Other sub-divisions: Haifa District Jerusalem District Judea and Samaria Area Northern District Southern District Tel Aviv District

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Central District (Israel)