Cities 18 Regional Councils 12 Area 1,293 km² Capital Ramla | Local Councils 22 ISO 3166 code IL-M Population 2.024 million (2014) | |
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Colleges and Universities Open University of Israel Clubs and Teams Maccabi Netanya F.C. Points of interest Superland, Israeli Children's Museum, Nahal Alexander, Design Museum Holon, Ariel Sharon Park Destinations Netanya, Azor, Holon, Modi'in‑Maccabim‑Re'ut, Rehovot | ||
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. Its population as of 2014 was 2,024,500. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 88% of the population is Jewish, 8.2% is Arab, and 4% are not classified, and are mostly former Soviet Union immigrants of partially Jewish heritage or family relationship.
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Map of Center District, Israel
Economy
El Al maintains its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport and in the Central District.
References
Central District (Israel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA