List of cities in Israel

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List of cities in Israel

The following list of Israeli cities is based on the current index of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli government office established in 1949 to carry out research and publish statistical data on all aspects of Israeli life, including population, society, economy, industry, education and physical infrastructure....
. Within Israel's system of local government

Local government in Israel

The local governments of Israel , are the set of bodies charged with providing services such as urban planning, zoning, and the provision of drinking water and emergency services, as well as education and culture, as per guidelines of the Israeli Ministry of Interior for communities of all sizes in the country....
, an urban municipality can be granted a city council

City council (Israel)

A City council is the official designation of a city within Local government in Israel.City council status may be granted by the Interior Minister of Israel to a municipality, usually a local council , whose population surpasses 20,000 and whose character is Urban area, defined as having areas zoning for distinct land use like Residential...
by the Israeli Interior Ministry

Israeli Ministry of Interior

The Ministry of Interior in the State of Israel is one of Government of Israel that is responsible for local rule, citizenship and Permanent residency, identity cards , and entry visas....
when its population exceeds 20,000. The term "city" does not generally refer to local council

Local council (Israel)

Local councils are one of the three types of local government found in Israel, with the other two being list of cities in Israel and Regional council ....
s or urban agglomerations, even though a defined city often contains only a small portion of an urban area

Urban area

An urban area is an area with an increased Population density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be city, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlet ....
or metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
's population.

el has 14 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem at over a 500,000, and Tel Aviv, which is considered to be approaching global city

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The following list of Israeli cities is based on the current index of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

Local government in Israel

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Local council (Israel)

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List of cities

Israel has 14 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem at over a 500,000, and Tel Aviv, which is considered to be approaching global city

Global city

A global city is a city deemed to be an important node point in the global economic system. The concept comes from geography and List of urban studies topics and rests on the idea that globalization can be understood as largely created, facilitated and enacted in strategic geographic locales according to a hierarchy of importance to the oper...
status. In all, there are 76 Israeli municipalities granted "city" status by the Ministry of the Interior, the most recent addition being the Arab Israeli settlement of 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....
.

The list includes four cities in the West Bank

West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
, an area to which Israel has not applied its sovereignty. Under international law

International law

Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of states and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond domestic legal interpretation and enforcement....
, the West Bank is considered to be, de jure
De jure

De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".The terms de jure and de facto are used instead of "in principle" and "in practice", respectively, when one is describing politics or legal situations....
, a territory not part of any state

State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
. The United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs charged with the maintenance of international security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of war....
, the United Nations General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal United Nations System and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation....
, the International Court of Justice

International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands....
, and the International Committee of the Red Cross

International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private Humanitarianism institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. The community of states has given the ICRC a unique role , based on international humanitarian law of the Geneva Conventions as well as customary international law, to protect the victims of international and internal war....
refer to it as occupied by Israel

Israeli-occupied territories

The are the territories captured by Israel from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967, consisting of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights, and, until 1979, the Sinai Peninsula....
. The area and population of Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
includes that of East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War....
which is incorporated within its municipal borders, and is considered to have de jure
De jure

De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".The terms de jure and de facto are used instead of "in principle" and "in practice", respectively, when one is describing politics or legal situations....
annexation under the Jerusalem Law

Jerusalem Law

The Jerusalem Law is a common name of Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel passed by the Knesset on July 30, 1980 .It began as a private member's bill proposed by Geula Cohen, whose original text stated that "the integrity and unity of greater Jerusalem in its boundaries after the Six-Day War shall not be violated." However, this c...
and is not recognized by the international community.

The following sortable table lists all Israeli cities by name, district

Districts of Israel

There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew language as mehozot and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot ....
, area, and population, according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

Common name	District	Area Area Area is a quantity expressing the two-dimensional size of a defined part of a surface, typically a region bounded by a closed curve. The term surface area refers to the total area of the exposed surface of a 3-dimensional solid, such as the sum of the areas of the exposed sides of a polyhedron.... (km²)	Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....	Arabic Arabic language Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....	Population (2008)
Acre Acre, Israel Acre also Akko, is a List of Israeli cities in the Western Galilee region of North District Israel. It is situated on a low promontory at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	13.533	???	???	46,300
Afula Afula Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 39,200 at the end of 2007....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	26.909	?????	???????	39,700
Arad Arad, Israel Arad is a city in the South District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts, west of the Dead Sea and east of the city Beersheba....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	93.140	???	????	23,400
Ariel Ariel (city) The city of Ariel is an Israeli settlement and city in the West Bank, in the Hebrew Bible region of Samaria near the ancient village of Timnat Serah....	Judea & Samaria	14.677	?????	?????	16,800
Ashdod Ashdod Ashdod , is the List of Israeli cities in Israel, located in the South District of the country, on the Mediterranean Sea Israeli Coastal Plain, with a population of 207,000....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	47.242	?????	?????/?????	209,600
Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	47.788	??????	??????/??????/??????	110,600
Baqa-Jatt	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	16.392	????-?'?	???? ??	33,100
Bat Yam Bat Yam File:Location_batyam.pngBat Yam is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean coast, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	8.167	?? ??	??? ???	129,300
Beersheba Beersheba Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 186,100....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	52.903	??? ???	??? ?????	187,500
Beit She'an	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	7.330	??? ???	?????	16,800
Beit Shemesh	Jerusalem Jerusalem District The Jerusalem District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel. Its land area is 652 km? . Its population of 868,500 includes 68.4% Jews and 29.8% Arabs ....	34.259	??? ???	??? ????	75,900
Betar Illit Betar Illit Beitar Illit is an Israeli settlement and List of cities in Israel west of Gush Etzion in northern Judea region of the West Bank.Located south of Jerusalem, Beitar Illit was established in 1985 and initially settled by a small group of young families from the Religious Zionism yeshiva of Machon Meir, including that of Rabbi Reuven Hass ....	Judea & Samaria	6.801	???? ?????	????? ?????	34,700
Bnei Brak Bnei Brak File:Location_bneibrak.pngFile:800px-Ponivez1.jpegBnei Brak is a city located on Israel's central Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, just east of Tel Aviv, in the Gush Dan and Tel Aviv District....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	7.088	??? ???	??? ????	153,200
Carmel City Carmel City Carmel City is a former city in the Haifa District of Israel, located around Mount Carmel. Upon its founding, it was known as Daliyat al-Karmel-Isfiya, and renamed to Carmel City in 2005....	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	15.561	??? ?????	????? ??????	25,200
Dimona Dimona Dimona is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, to the south of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Arabah valley in the Southern District ....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	29.877	??????	??????	33,700
Eilat Eilat Eilat is Israel's South District city, a busy port as well as a popular resort, located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Aqaba....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	84.789	????	?????/?? ???????	46,800
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 ....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	2.756	????	??????	33,700
Giv'atayim Giv'atayim File:Location_givatayim.pngGiv'atayim is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	3.246	???????	????????/????????	49,900
Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa . The city is located along of the Israeli coastal plain....	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	49.359	????	???????	78,400
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	63.666	????	????	265,300
Herzliya Herzliya File:Location_herzliya.pngHerzliya is a List of Israeli cities of 84,200 residents located on the Israeli coastal plain of Israel. It is part of the Tel Aviv District....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	21.585	??????	???????	84,500
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	21.585	??? ?????	??? ??????	46,900
Holon Holon File:Location_holon.pngHolon is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	18.927	?????	?????	170,900
Jerusalem Jerusalem Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....	Jerusalem Jerusalem District The Jerusalem District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel. Its land area is 652 km? . Its population of 868,500 includes 68.4% Jews and 29.8% Arabs ....	125.156	???????	???????, ?????	760,800
Karmiel Karmiel File:Karmiel city hall.jpgKarmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	19.188	??????	???????	44,800
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	9.2	??? ????	??? ????	18,500
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	14.169	??? ???	???? ????	83,000
Kiryat Atta	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	16.706	????? ???	????? ???	50,000
Kiryat Bialik	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	8.178	????? ??????	????? ??????	36,300
Kiryat Gat	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	16.302	????? ??	????? ???/????? ???	47,900
Kiryat Malakhi	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	4.632	????? ?????	????? ?????	19,800
Kiryat Motzkin	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	3.778	????? ??????	????? ???????	39,800
Kiryat Ono	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	4.112	????? ????	????? ????	28,700
Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona is a city located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley on the Lebanon border. The city was named for the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	14.228	????? ?????	????? ?????	22,200
Kiryat Yam	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	4.339	????? ??	????? ???	36,500
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	12.226	???	????	67,500
Ma'ale Adumim	Judea & Samaria	49.177	???? ??????	???? ??????	33,800
Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a mixed city in the North District, Israel in Israel, some 20 km east of Nahariya.The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merge of the Arab citizens of Israel town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	6.832	?????-??????	?????? ??????	21,500
Migdal HaEmek	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	7.637	???? ????	????? ?????/????? ?????	24,800
Modi'in Illit Modi'in Illit Modi'in Illit is an Israeli settlement and city in the foothills of the Judean Mountains, midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It is often referred to as Kiryat Sefer , the name of the settlement?s original neighborhood....	Judea & Samaria	4.746	??????? ?????	??????? ?????	41,700
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	50.176	???????-?????-????	???????-??????-?????	70,400
Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is a city with an estimated population of 51,000, located in North District , on the Mediterranean sea, just south of the Lebanon border at Rosh HaNikra ....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	10.233	?????	??????	51,700
Nazareth Nazareth Nazareth is the capital and largest Cities in Israel in the North District . It also serves as an unofficial Arab capital for Israel's Arab citizens of Israel who make up the vast majority of the population there....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	14.123	????	???????	66,300
Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 43,100.The name in Hebrew language means Upper Nazareth, referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	32.521	???? ?????	??????? ??????	42,800
Nesher Nesher Nesher is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 21,300....	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	12.790	???	????	21,400
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	15.579	?? ?????	??? ??????	34,100
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	28.954	?????	??????	179,200
Netivot Netivot Netivot is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 25,600....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	5.626	??????	??????/??????	26,200
Ofakim	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	10.273	??????	???????	24,800
Or Akiva	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	3.539	??? ?????	??? ?????	15,900
Or Yehuda Or Yehuda File:Location_oryehuda.pngOr Yehuda is a city in the Tel Aviv District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,200....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	5.141	??? ?????	??? ?????	32,600
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 ....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	35.868	??? ?????	???? ????	194,100
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	8.417	???????	??????	18,300
Ra'anana Ra'anana Ra'anana is a List of Israeli cities in the southern Sharon, Israel of the Center District of Israel of Israel. Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Saba on the east and Herzliya on the west....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	14.878	?????	??????	73,100
Rahat Rahat Rahat is a city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 42,200....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	19.586	???	???	43,700
Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park ....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	13.229	??? ??	???? ???/???? ???	134,400
Ramat HaSharon Ramat Hasharon File:Location_ramathasharon.pngRamat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon, Israel region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Glil Yam to the north....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	16.792	??? ?????	???? ??????	38,400
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	11.854	????	??????	65,500
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	23.041	??????	??????/??????	108,400
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	58.704	????? ?????	????? ??????	226,300
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	24.390	??? ????	??? ?????	38,600
Safed Safed Safed is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel and a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. At an elevation of 800 meters above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	29.248	???	???	28,600
Sakhnin Sakhnin Sakhnin is an Arab Israeli city in Israel's North District . It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre, Israel. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	9.816	??'???	?????	25,500
Sderot Sderot Sderot is a western Negev city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2006 the city had a total population of 19,300....	South South District (Israel) The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....	4.472	?????	??????	19,400
Shaghur (Shagor)	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	17.737	????	???????	30,500
Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a city in the North District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2006 the city had a population of 34,100.... (Shfar'am)	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	19.766	?????	??? ????	34,900
Tamra Tamra Tamra is an Arab citizens of Israel Cities in Israel in the North District of Israel of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko ....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	29.259	????	????	27,800
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 ....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	18.662	?????	??????	35,500
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is one of Districts of Israel of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents. It is 99.0% Jewish and 1.0% Arab . The district's capital is Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is named Gush Dan....	51.788	?? ????	?? ???? ????	392,700
Tiberias Tiberias Tiberias is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Lower Galilee, Israel. It was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius....	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	10.872	?????	?????	39,800
Tira	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	11.894	????	??????	21,900
Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel, or Tirat HaCarmel , is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 18,700....	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	5.601	???? ????	???? ??????	18,800
Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Fahm is a city in the Haifa District of Israel with a population of 43,300, nearly all of whom are Arab citizens of Israel. The city is situated on the Umm al-Fahm mountain ridge, the highest point of which is Mt....	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....	22.253	??? ??-???	?? ?????	44,400
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	10.700	????	????	32,400
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....	Center Center District (Israel) The Center District of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, including most of the Sharon plain region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion....	5.014	????-???????	???? ???????	26,200
Yokneam	North North District (Israel) The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638 km? when both land and water are included....	7.390	?????	??????	18,700

Cities with a declining population

The population of six cities was lower in 2005 than in 2000. They are sorted by approximate decline percentage:

Name	2000 estimate	2005 estimate	Decline	Percentage Change
Bat Yam Bat Yam File:Location_batyam.pngBat Yam is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean coast, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv....	137,000	129,700	7,300	5.3%
Kiryat Yam	39,300	37,600	1,700	4.3%
Arad Arad, Israel Arad is a city in the South District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts, west of the Dead Sea and east of the city Beersheba....	24,000	23,300	700	2.9%
Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 43,100.The name in Hebrew language means Upper Nazareth, referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth....	44,400	43,700	700	1.5%
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....	270,500	267,000	3,500	1.2%
Dimona Dimona Dimona is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, to the south of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Arabah valley in the Southern District ....	33,900	33,500	400	1.1%

Fastest growing cities

Eight cities grew by more than 10% between the years 2000 and 2005. They are sorted by percent growth:

Name	2000 estimate	2005 estimate	Growth	Percentage Change
Betar Illit Betar Illit Beitar Illit is an Israeli settlement and List of cities in Israel west of Gush Etzion in northern Judea region of the West Bank.Located south of Jerusalem, Beitar Illit was established in 1985 and initially settled by a small group of young families from the Religious Zionism yeshiva of Machon Meir, including that of Rabbi Reuven Hass ....	15,800	27,000	11,200	70.9%
Beit Shemesh	44,200	65,900	21,700	49.1%
Ma'ale Adumim	24,900	30,200	5,100	21.3%
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....	36,000	43,100	7,100	19.7%
Ashdod Ashdod Ashdod , is the List of Israeli cities in Israel, located in the South District of the country, on the Mediterranean Sea Israeli Coastal Plain, with a population of 207,000....	174,200	200,600	26,400	15.2%
Tamra Tamra Tamra is an Arab citizens of Israel Cities in Israel in the North District of Israel of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko ....	22,600	26,000	3,400	15%
Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is a city with an estimated population of 51,000, located in North District , on the Mediterranean sea, just south of the Lebanon border at Rosh HaNikra ....	44,100	49,800	5,700	12.9%

Cities with a significant immigrant population

Following is a list of cities with an immigrant population of over 10%. The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
after 1990. Most came from the former Soviet Union

Commonwealth of Independent States

The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics.The CIS is comparable to a confederation similar to the original European Community....
, although a considerable number came from Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
and Argentina

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. This data is correct as of December 2004:

Name	2004 Population	Immigrants since 1990	Percentage
Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 43,100.The name in Hebrew language means Upper Nazareth, referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth....	43,900	20,300	46.2%
Arad Arad, Israel Arad is a city in the South District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts, west of the Dead Sea and east of the city Beersheba....	23,500	10,100	43.0%
Ariel Ariel (city) The city of Ariel is an Israeli settlement and city in the West Bank, in the Hebrew Bible region of Samaria near the ancient village of Timnat Serah....	16,400	7,000	42.7%
Or Akiva	15,800	6,700	42.4%
Karmiel Karmiel File:Karmiel city hall.jpgKarmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee....	43,500	16,900	38.9%
Sderot Sderot Sderot is a western Negev city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2006 the city had a total population of 19,300....	20,000	7,400	37.0%
Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a mixed city in the North District, Israel in Israel, some 20 km east of Nahariya.The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merge of the Arab citizens of Israel town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot....	21,000	7,700	36.7%
Kiryat Yam	38,000	13,900	36.6%
Ashdod Ashdod Ashdod , is the List of Israeli cities in Israel, located in the South District of the country, on the Mediterranean Sea Israeli Coastal Plain, with a population of 207,000....	196,900	69,600	35.4%
Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....	105,100	36,100	34.4%
Bat Yam Bat Yam File:Location_batyam.pngBat Yam is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean coast, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv....	130,400	42,800	32.8%
Kiryat Gat	47,800	15,300	32.0%
Nesher Nesher Nesher is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 21,300....	21,200	6,500	30.7%
Beersheba Beersheba Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 186,100....	184,500	56,200	30.5%
Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa . The city is located along of the Israeli coastal plain....	75,300	22,200	29.5%
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....	169,400	46,400	27.4%
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....	268,300	66,300	24.7%
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 ....	176,200	37,200	21.1%
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....	101,900	20,200	19.8%
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....	217,400	40,200	18.5%
Holon Holon File:Location_holon.pngHolon is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District....	165,800	29,500	17.8%
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....	371,400	45,500	12.3%

List of cities in Israel

List of cities

Cities with a declining population

Fastest growing cities

Cities with a significant immigrant population

See also

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