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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
• District Commissioner	Jonathan Bar-Siman-Tov
Area
• Total	1,293 km (499 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,365,000
• Density	1,800/km (4,700/sq mi)
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 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.

Administrative local authorities

Former municipalities

Economy

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

See also

• Districts of Israel
• List of cities in Israel

References

1. "בעלי תפקידים במשרד הפנים". GOV.IL.
2. Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
3. "Localities by Population, by District, Sub-District and Type of Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
4. ""8. אוכלוסייה ביישובים ובאזורים סטטיסטיים, לפי דת, סוף 2019"". Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel).
5. "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.
6. "Pardesiyya (Israel)". www.fotw.us. Archived from the original on November 3, 2005.
7. 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.

v t e Places adjacent to Central District (Israel)
Haifa District Tel Aviv District Mediterranean Sea Central District Judea and Samaria Area Southern District Jerusalem District

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

31°56′N 34°52′E / 31.933°N 34.867°E / 31.933; 34.867

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