Center District (Israel)

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Center District (Israel)

The Center District (Me?oz haMerkaz) of Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
is one of six administrative districts

Districts of Israel

There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew language as mehozot and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot ....
, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla

Ramla

Ramla , is a city in central Israel with a mixed Arab and Jewish population. Ramla was founded circa 705?715 CE by the Umayyad Caliph Suleiman ibn Abed al-Malik....
. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion , is the List of cities in Israel in Israel, located along the central Israeli Coastal Plain. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with a population of 224,300 at the end of 2007....
. Its population as of 2005 was 1,613,700. According to the Israeli Central Beurau of statistics 88% of the population is Jewish, 8% is Arab

Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
, and 4% are not classified (most are former Soviet Union

Post-Soviet states

The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent state that split off from the Soviet Union in its collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991....
immigrants of partially Jewish Nationality or family relationship).

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The Center District (Me?oz haMerkaz) of Israel

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Administrative sub-regions

Cities	Local Councils	Regional Councils
Hod Hasharon Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon is a city in the Center District of Israel of Israel. Officially declared a city in 1990, Hod HaSharon was created from the union in 1964 of four neighboring villages: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, and Ramat Hadar.... Kafr Qasim Kafr Qasim Kfar Qasim , is a hill-top Arab citizens of Israel city located about twenty kilometers east of Tel Aviv, near the Green Line separating Israel and the West Bank, on the southern portion of the "Triangle " of Arab-Israeli towns and villages.... Kfar Saba Kfar Saba Kfar Saba is a List of Israeli cities in the Sharon plain, of the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, Kfar Saba had a total population of 81,600.... Lod Lod Lod is a mixed Arab-Jewish city about 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2007, its population was 67,000.... Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut is a city in the Center District of Israel. Formed as the result of the merger of Modi'in and Maccabim-Re'ut in 2003, the city was, as of the end of 2007, home to approximately 67,100.... Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Ness Ziona is a city in the Center District in Israel. The city was founded in 1883. At the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,500, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams.... Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.... Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams .... Qalansawe Qalansawe Qalansawe or Qalansuwa is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, the city had a total population of 17,800, making it the 2nd smallest city in the country.... Ra'annana Ramla Ramla Ramla , is a city in central Israel with a mixed Arab and Jewish population. Ramla was founded circa 705?715 CE by the Umayyad Caliph Suleiman ibn Abed al-Malik.... Rehovot Rehovot Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 kilometre south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200.... Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion , is the List of cities in Israel in Israel, located along the central Israeli Coastal Plain. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with a population of 224,300 at the end of 2007.... Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin is a List of Israeli cities in the Center District of Israel of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River.... Tayibe Tayibe Tayibe is an Israeli Arab city in central Israel. In 2007, it had a population of 34,800 residents. Tayibe is part of Triangle .... Tira Yavne Yavne Yavne is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,200.... Yehud-Monosson Yehud-Monosson Yehud-Monosson , is the joint municipality of Yehud and the neighboring community of Neve Monosson in central Israel, created by their municipal merger in 2003....	Be'er Ya'aqov Be'er Ya'aqov Be'er Ya'akov is a town in the Center District of Israel.Its area is 8,580 dunams , and its population is 9,400 .Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan and granted the status of a local council in 1949.... Beit Dagan Beit Dagan Beit Dagan is a town in the Center District of Israel, bordering Rishon LeZion. It was founded in 1948 at the site of the Arab village Bayt Dajan by Yemenite and North African immigrants.... Bnei Aish El'ad El'ad El'ad, also spelled Elad , is a city in the Center District of Israel. Located about east of Tel Aviv on Route 444 between Rosh HaAyin and Shoham, it also lies just west of the Green Line .... Elyakhin Elyakhin Elyakhin is a town in the Center District of Israel. It is located just south of Hadera and borders the Emek Hefer Regional Council. It is accessible by local road 5812.... Even Yehuda Gedera Gedera Gedera, or Gdera is a town in the Center District of Israel. It is located between the cities of Rehovot to the north, Ashdod to the west.... Gan Yavne Gan Yavne Gan Yavne is a in the Center District of Israel, located near the city of Ashdod. It was founded in 1931 and declared a local council in 1950.... Ganei Tikva Ganei Tikva Ganei Tikva is a Local council in Israel, bordering Kiryat Ono on the west, Petah Tikva on the north, Gat Rimon on the east and Savyon on the south.... Giv'at Shmuel Giv'at Shmuel Giv'at Shmuel is a city in the Tel Aviv District, Israel, and is surrounded by the major cities Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Kiryat Ono and Petah Tikva.... Jaljulia Jaljulia Jaljulia , officially also spelled Jaljulye, is a local council in the Center District of Israel, located next to Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba.... Kfar Bara Kfar Yona Kokhav Yair Mazkeret Batya Mazkeret Batya Mazkeret Batya is a town in the center of Israel. Mazkeret means "in memory [of]" and Batya is the name of the mother of Rothschild family.... Pardesiya Pardesiya Pardesiya is a town in the Center District of Israel. It is located on the Sharon plain, between Kfar Yona and the Lev HaSharon Regional Council.... Kiryat Ekron Kiryat Ekron Kiryat Ekron or Qiryath Eqron is an Israeli town located on the coastal plain in the Central Region of Israel. Founded in 1948, Kiryat Ekron is named after Ekron, the Philistine city that once existed nearby, presumably where now stands the modern town Gedera.... Savyon Savyon Savyon is a local council in the Center District of Israel, located in between Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva and Or Yehuda. Ranked 10/10 on the Israeli socio-economic scale, it is among the wealthiest municipalities in Israel, being both famous and infamous for it.... Shoham Shoham Shoham is a town in the Center District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , Shoham's population in the end of 2007 was 19,400.... Tel Mond Tel Mond Tel Mond is a local council in the Israel Sharon region, located east of Netanya and north of Kfar Saba. In January 2009, Tel Mond had a population of 10,000.... Tzoran-Kadima Tzoran-Kadima Tzoran-Kadima , also known as Kadima-Tzoran, is a local council in the Center District of Israel. It is the result of the 2003 union of the Tzoran and Kadima councils.... Zemer Zemer Zemer is an Arab citizens of Israel local council in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the Triangle area, between Baqa-Jatt and Bat Hefer on Road 574....	Brenner Brenner Regional Council Brenner Regional Council , is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the Shephelah, in the vicinity of Rehovot and Yavne.... Drom HaSharon Drom HaSharon Regional Council The Drom HaSharon Regional Council is a Regional council in the Sharon, Israel region in Center District Israel. Its offices are located on Highway 40 near Neve Yarak.... Gan Rave Gederot Gederot Regional Council Gederot Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. It is located between Ashdod, Yavne and Gedera and covers an area of 13,000 dunams.... Gezer Gezer Regional Council Gezer Regional Council is a Regional council in the Center District of Israel. Established in 1949, it had a population of 20,700 in 2006.... Hefer Valley Hefer Valley Regional Council The Hefer Valley Regional Council is a Regional council in the Hefer Valley, Israel region of Center District Israel.The council covers an area from Tulkarm in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west; from Hadera in the north to Netanya in the south.... (Emek Hefer) Hevel Modi'in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Hevel Modi'in Regional Council is a regional council in central Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area from Petah Tikva to Modi'in.... Hevel Yavne Hevel Yavne Regional Council Hevel Yavne Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it covers 32,000 dunams and six religious communities.... Hof HaSharon Hof HaSharon Regional Council Hof HaSharon Regional Council , is a regional council in the Center District and Tel Aviv District districts of Israel. It is located on the coastline in the Sharon area between Netanya and Herzliya.... Lev HaSharon Lev HaSharon Regional Council Lev HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. The council was established in 1984, unifying Hadar HaSharon Regional Council and HaSharon HaTzfoni Regional Councils, and covers 18 villages with a total area of 57,000 dunams and a population of 13,600.... Lod Valley Lod Valley Regional Council Lod Valley Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. Founded in 1952, it borders Ben Gurion International Airport and Or Yehuda to the north, Hevel Modi'in Regional Council and Lod to the east, Be'er Ya'akov and Ramle to the south and Beit Dagan and Rishon LeZion to the west.... (Emek Lod) Nahal Sorek Nahal Sorek Regional Council Nahal Sorek Regional Council is a Regional Councils in Israel in the Center District of Israel. The Seat of the council is Yad Binyamin. The council is named for the Nahal Sorek....

Former Municipalities

Former Municipalities
Kadima (merged with Tzoran; now Tzoran-Kadima) Maccabim-Re'ut Maccabim-Re'ut Maccabim-Re'ut is the unified name of the two community settlements Maccabim and Re'ut in the Center District of Israel.In 2003, the Local council of Maccabim-Re'ut was united with the nearby Municipality of Modi'in .... (merged with Modi'in; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut) Modi'in Modi'in Modi'in is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics in 2005 the city had a total population of 68,000.... (merged with Maccabim-Re'ut; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut) Neve Monosson Neve Monosson Neve Monosson , also known as Monosson, Neve Efraim and Neve Efraim Monosson, is a community in central Israel with the status of a municipal borough.... (merged with Yehud and declared an autonomous borough Borough A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely.... within Yehud-Monosson) Tzoran (merged with Kadima; now Tzoran-Kadima) Yehud Yehud Yehud is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. The population of Yehud was in 2007 approximately 25,600 .... (merged with Neve Monosson; now Yehud-Monosson)

Center District (Israel)

Administrative sub-regions

Former Municipalities

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