The Central District (, Meḥoz haMerkaz; , Minṭaqat al-Wasaṭ) 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, HaSharon, and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. The district's population as of 2024 was 2,409,464. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 89% of the population is Jewish, 8.4% is Arab, and the remainder are "non-classified", being mostly former Soviet Union immigrants of partial or nominal Jewish ethnic heritage or household members of Jews.
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-Tzoran Kfar Bara Kiryat Ekron Kokhav Yair Mazkeret Batya Pardesiya 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-Tzoran) 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-Tzoran) 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.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.
See also
Districts of Israel List of cities in Israel
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