Central District (Israel)

Central District
Zentral Kreis (German)
District of Israel
- transcription(s)
 • 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 km2 (499 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • 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.

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 4 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.

Petah Tikva, Central District

Administrative local authorities

Subdistricts
Cities Local Councils Regional Councils

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.

See also