Central District (Israel)

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. Districts of Israel
2. Northern District (Israel)
3. Israel
4. Southern District (Israel)
5. Yehud, Israel
6. Triangle (Israel)
7. Central District
8. Tel Aviv District
9. Demographics of Israel
10. Tira, Israel
11. List of cities in Israel
12. Petah Tikva
13. Arab citizens of Israel
14. Haifa District
15. Gush Dan
16. Ra'anana
17. Sharon plain
18. Islam in Israel
19. Jerusalem District
20. Arab localities in Israel