The Tel Aviv District (; ) is one of the six administrative districts of Israel, with a population of 1.54 million residents. Despite being geographically smallest, it is the most densely populated district of Israel. It is 98.9% Jewish and 1.10% Arab (0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Christian).
The district's capital is Tel Aviv, the second largest city in Israel and the country's economic, business and technological capital. The metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is locally named Gush Dan.
It is the only one of the six districts not adjacent to either the West Bank or an international border, being surrounded on the north, east, and south by the Central District and on the west by the Mediterranean Sea. The population density of the Tel Aviv district is 8,270/km2.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Tel Aviv-Yafo Bat Yam Bnei Brak Givatayim Herzliya Holon Kiryat Ono Or Yehuda Ramat Gan Ramat HaSharon Azor Kfar Shmaryahu
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List of cities and towns in Tel Aviv district Pop Rank Name Population Land Area(Dunams) Founded CitySince NaturalRegion 1 Tel Aviv-Yafo 494,900 51,788 1909 1921A1950B Tel Aviv 2 Bnei Brak 229,995 7,343 1924 1950 Ramat Gan 3 Holon 191,829 18,927 1940 1950 Holon 4 Ramat Gan 172,242 13,229 1921 1950 Ramat Gan 5 Bat Yam 129,495 8,167 1926 1958 Holon 6 Herzliya 110,885 21,850 1924 1960 Tel Aviv 7 Giv'atayim 58,600 3,246 1922 1959 Ramat Gan 8 Ramat HaSharon 48,860 16,792 1923 2002 Tel Aviv 9 Kiryat Ono 45,048 4,112 1939 1992 Ramat Gan 10 Or Yehuda 41,130 5,141 1949 1988 Ramat Gan 11 Azor 13,067 2,415 1948 Holon 12 Kfar Shmaryahu 1,981 2,665 1937 Tel Aviv 13 Glil Yam (Hof HaSharon RC) 641 - 1943 Tel Aviv 14 Mikveh Israel 423 3,300 1870 HolonA 1921 Official establishment of Tel Aviv MunicipalityB 1950 Merger of municipalities of Tel Aviv and Jaffa
See also
Districts of Israel List of cities in Israel
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