Central District (Israel)

Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Central districts<ref name="Population in localities and statistical areas, by religion, end of 2019">Template:Cite web</ref>

Petah Tikva, Central District

The Central District (Template:Langx, Meḥoz haMerkaz; Template:Langx, 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, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="nytimes.com">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.</ref>

See also

• Districts of Israel
• List of cities in Israel