List of cities in Israel - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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.It is headed by a...

. 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 Interior Ministry 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 Israel's system of local government.City council status may be granted by the Interior Minister to a municipality, usually a local council, whose population surpasses 20,000 and whose character is urban, defined as having areas zoned for...

by the Israeli Interior Ministry

Israeli Ministry of Interior

The Ministry of Interior in the State of Israel is one of Government offices that is responsible for local rule, citizenship and residency, identity cards , and student and entry visas.- Responsibility fields :...

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 cities and regional councils. As of 2003, there were 144 local councils in Israel, these being settlements which pass a minimum threshold enough to justify their operations as independent...

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 characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...

or metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

's population.

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 that is deemed to be an important node in the global economic system...

status. In all, there are 75 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

Kafr Qasim , is a hill-top Israeli Arab 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 "Little Triangle" of Arab-Israeli towns and villages. The town became notorious for the Kafr Qasim massacre, in...

.

The list includes four cities in the West Bank

West Bank

The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...

, an area to which Israel has not applied its sovereignty. Under international law

International law

Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...

, 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".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....

, a territory not part of any state

Sovereign state

A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...

. The United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council

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

, the United Nations General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly

For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations 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 humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...

refer to it as occupied by Israel

Israeli-occupied territories

The Israeli-occupied territories are the territories which have been designated as occupied territory by the United Nations and other international organizations, governments and others to refer to the territory seized by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967 from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria...

. The area and population of Jerusalem includes that of East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed 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".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....

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...

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 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

' 2009 census:

Common name	District	Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... (km²)	Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...	Arabic Arabic language Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...	Population (2009)	Mayor
Acre Acre, Israel Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	13.533	עכו	عكا	46,300	Shimon Lancry
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 40,500 at the end of 2009.-History:...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	26.909	עפולה	العفولة	40,500	Avi Elkabetz
Arad	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	93.140	ערד	عراد	23,400	Gideon Bar-Lev
Ariel	Judea & Samaria	14.677	אריאל	أريأل	17,600	Ron Nachman Ron Nachman Ron Nachman is an Israeli politician and former Knesset member. The founder of Ariel, one of the largest Israeli settlements in the West Bank, he has been its mayor since 1985.-Biography:...
Ashdod	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	47.242	אשדוד	أشدود/إسدود	206,400	Yehiel Lasri Yehiel Lasri Dr Yehiel Lasri is an Israeli physician and politician who currently serves as mayor of Ashdod. He previously served as a member of the Knesset for the Centre Party, Lev and Likud.-Biography:...
Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	47.788	אשקלון	أسكلون/عسقلان/المجدل	111,900	Benny Vaknin
Baqa-Jatt	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	16.392	באקה-ג'ת	باقة جت	34,300	Yitzhak Veled
Bat Yam	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	8.167	בת ים	بات يام	130,000	Shlomo Lahiani Shlomo Lahiani Shlomo Lahiani is an Israeli politician and the current mayor of Bat Yam. He was first elected mayor as a Labour-backed independent in 2003 with 45% of the vote, beating the Likud candidate. He was subsequently re-elected, with 86.3% of the vote, reportedly the highest ever in a large Israeli...
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 194,300....	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	52.903	באר שבע	بئر السبع	194,300	Rubik Danilovich
Beit She'an	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	7.330	בית שאן	بيسان	16,900	Jacky Levi
Beit Shemesh	Jerusalem Jerusalem District The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts of Israel. The district capital is Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District has a land area of 652 km². The population of 910,300 is 67.8% Jewish and 30.6% Arab...	34.259	בית שמש	بيت شيمش	77,100	Moshe Abutbul
Beitar Illit	Judea & Samaria	6.801	ביתר עילית	بيتار عيليت	35,000	Meir Rubenstein
Bnei Brak	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	7.088	בני ברק	بني براك	154,400	Ya'akov Asher Ya'akov Asher Ya'akov Asher is an Israeli rabbi and politician. He currently serves as the thirteenth mayor of Bnei Brak, having taken office in 2008.A member of Degel HaTorah, by 2008 he had already been involved with the city council for nineteen years...
Dimona Dimona Dimona is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, to the south of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel. Its population at the end of 2007 was 33,600.-History:...	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	29.877	דימונה	ديمونة	32,400	Meir Cohen
Eilat	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	84.789	אילת	إيلات/أم الرشراش	47,400	Meir Yitzhak Halevi Meir Yitzhak Halevi Meir Yitzhak Halevi is an Israeli politician who currently serves as mayor of Eilat.-Biography:Halevi was born in Jerusalem, in 1953, and is of Yemeni origin, as his grandfather was the chief rabbi of Yemen....
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.In 2007 the town had a total population of 31,300. Its current population is estimated at over 32,000...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	2.756	אלעד	أيلعاد	36,300	Yitzhak Idan
Giv'atayim Giv'atayim Giv'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. It has a population of 53,000....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	3.246	גבעתיים	جبعاتايم/جفعاتايم	53,000
Giv'at Shmuel Giv'at Shmuel Giv'at Shmuel is a city in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the eastern part of the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and is surrounded by the larger cities Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak to the West, Kiryat Ono to the South and Petah Tikva to the East and North...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	2.579	גבעת שמואל		21,800	Yossi Brodny
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 Mediterranean Coastal Plain...	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	49.359	חדרה	الخضيرة	80,200	Haim Avitan
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	63.666	חיפה	حيفا	265,600	Yona Yahav Yona Yahav Yona Yahav is an Israeli lawyer and politician. Formerly a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party, he is currently mayor of Haifa.-Biography:...
Herzliya Herzliya Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	21.585	הרצליה	هرتسليا	87,000	Yael German Yael German Yael German is the current mayor of Herzliya, Israel since 1998. German is the first female mayor in Herzliya and one of the few women who have served as mayors of Israeli cities.Yael German has a bachelor's degree in general history from Tel Aviv University...
Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon is a city in the Center District 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 Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	21.585	הוד השרון	هود هشارون	47,200	Hai Adiv
Holon	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	18.927	חולון	حولون	184,700	Moti Sasson Moti Sasson Moti Sasson is the current, and 5th mayor of Holon, Israel. He was born in the city in 1947. He is a graduate of the History of the Middle East, Arabic language and literature department of Tel Aviv University...
Jerusalem	Jerusalem Jerusalem District The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts of Israel. The district capital is Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District has a land area of 652 km². The population of 910,300 is 67.8% Jewish and 30.6% Arab...	125.156	ירושלים	أورشليم, القدس	773,600	Nir Barkat
Karmiel Karmiel Karmiel 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. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	19.188	כרמיאל	كرميئيل	44,100	Adi Eldar
Kafr Qasim Kafr Qasim Kafr Qasim , is a hill-top Israeli Arab 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 "Little Triangle" of Arab-Israeli towns and villages. The town became notorious for the Kafr Qasim massacre, in...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	8.745	כפר קאסם	كفر قاسم	18,800	Sami Issa
Kfar Saba Kfar Saba Kfar Saba , officially Kfar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2009, Kfar Saba had a total population of 83,600.-History:...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	14.169	כפר סבא	كفار سابا	83,600	Yehuda Ben-Hemo
Kiryat Ata	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	16.706	קריית אתא	كريات آتا	50,700	Ya'akov Peretz
Kiryat Bialik	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	8.178	קריית ביאליק	كريات بياليك	37,300	Eli Dokursky
Kiryat Gat	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	16.302	קריית גת	كريات جات/كريات غات	47,400	Aviram Dahari
Kiryat Malakhi	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	4.632	קריית מלאכי	كريات ملاخي	20,600	Motti Malka Motti Malka Motti Malka is the current mayor of the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Malakhi. Malka is a member of the Mayors For Peace Network, an organization that aims to promote peace at a local, and civil society level across the world....
Kiryat Motzkin	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	3.778	קריית מוצקין	كريات موتسكين	38,000	Haim Zuri
Kiryat Ono	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	4.112	קריית אונו	كريات أونو	31,000	Yossi Nishri
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 Lebanese border. The city was named for the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai....	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	14.228	קריית שמונה	كريات شمونة	23,100	Nissim Malka
Kiryat Yam	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	4.339	קריית ים	كريات يام	37,700	Shmuel Sisso
Lod Lod Lod is a city located on the Sharon Plain southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2010, it had a population of 70,000, roughly 75 percent Jewish and 25 percent Arab.The name is derived from the Biblical city of Lod...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	12.226	לוד	اللد	69,800	Ilan Harari
Ma'ale Adumim	Judea & Samaria	49.177	מעלה אדומים	معلي أدوميم	34,300	Benny Kashriel
Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a mixed city in the North District in Israel, some 20 km east of Nahariya, about 600 meter above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	6.832	מעלות-תרשיחא	معالوت ترشيحا	20,600	Shlomo Bohbot Shlomo Bohbot Shlomo Bohbot is an Israeli politician who has been mayor of Ma'alot-Tarshiha since 1976, and also served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 1992 and 1996.-Biography:...
Migdal HaEmek	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	7.637	מגדל העמק	مجدال هعيمق/مغدال هعيمق	23,900	Eliyahu Barda
Modi'in Illit Modi'in Illit Modi'in Illit is a Haredi Israeli settlement and a city in the West Bank, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the Israeli government in 2008. It is located six kilometres northeast of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut and is often referred to as Kiryat...	Judea & Samaria	4.746	מודיעין עילית	موديعين عيليت	46,200	Ya'akov Gutterman
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut is a city in the Center District of Israel located approximately halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of Modi'in and Maccabim-Re'ut...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	50.176	מודיעין-מכבים-רעות	موديعين-مكابيم-ريعوت	72,700	Haim Beebas
Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	10.233	נהריה	نهاريا	51,200	Jacky Sabag
Nazareth Nazareth Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	14.123	נצרת	الناصرة	72,200	Ramiz Jaraisy Ramiz Jaraisy Ramiz Jaraisy is the mayor of Nazareth.Jaraisy was born in Israel. He holds a B.Sc in mechanical engineering and an M.Sc in civil engineering , both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a...
Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 40,800.Nazareth Illit was founded in the 1950s. Foundations were laid in 1954 and first residents moved in two years later...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	32.521	נצרת עילית	الناصرة العليا	40,800	Shimon Gapso
Nesher Nesher Nesher is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2011, Nesher had a population of 23,000. The mayor of Nesher is David Amar.-Etymology:...	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	12.790	נשר	نيشر	23,600	David Amar
Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Ness Ziona is a city in central Israel founded in 1883. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 38,100, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams.-Nahalat Reuben:...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	15.579	נס ציונה	نيس تسيونا	38,100	Yossi Shvo
Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	28.954	נתניה	نتانيا	183,200	Miriam Feirberg Miriam Feirberg Miriam Feirberg Ikar is the mayor of Netanya, a city in the Centre District of Israel. Feirberg is the first female mayor in Netanya and one of the few women who have served as mayors of Israeli cities....
Netivot Netivot Netivot is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 26,700. It was founded in 1956 as a development town along with Sderot to the north, and Ofakim to the south...	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	5.626	נתיבות	نتيبوت/نتيفوت	26,700	Yehiel Zohar
Ofakim	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	10.273	אופקים	أوفاكيم	24,000	Zvika Greengold Zvika Greengold Zvi "Zvika" Greengold is a national hero in Israel who fought during the 1973 Yom Kippur War as an Israeli IDF tank commander. He is one of only eight people who fought in the war to be awarded the Medal of Valor, the nation's highest medal for heroism....
Or Akiva	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	3.539	אור עקיבא	أور عكيفا	16,100	Simha Yosipov
Or Yehuda Or Yehuda Or Yehuda is a city in the Tel Aviv District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the city had a population of 32,200 at the end of 2007.-History:Or Yehuda is located where the biblical city of Kefar Ono used to stand....	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	5.141	אור יהודה	أور يهودا	34,400	David Yosef
Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	35.868	פתח תקווה	بيتح تكفا	209,600	Yitzhak Ohayon
Qalansawe Qalansawe Qalansawe also Qalansuwa is an Arab city in the Center District of Israel. According to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics statistics for the end of 2007, the total population was 18,500...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	8.417	קלנסווה	قلنسوة	18,700
Ra'anana Ra'anana Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	14.878	רעננה	رعنانا	68,300	Nahum Hofree Nahum Hofree Nahum Hofree is the current mayor of Ra'anana, Israel, and former headmaster of Ostrovsky High School in Ra'anana....
Rahat Rahat Rahat is a predominantly Bedouin city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 51,700...	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	19.586	רהט	رهط	51,700	Talal al-Krenawi
Ramat Gan	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	13.229	רמת גן	رمات جان/رمات غان	145,000	Zvi Bar
Ramat HaSharon Ramat Hasharon Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	16.792	רמת השרון	رمات هشارون	40,600	Yitzhak Rochberger
Ramla Ramla Ramla , is a city in central Israel. The city is predominantly Jewish with a significant Arab minority. Ramla was founded circa 705–715 AD by the Umayyad Caliph Suleiman ibn Abed al-Malik after the Arab conquest of the region...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	11.854	רמלה	الرملة	65,800	Yoel Lavi Yoel Lavi Yoel Lavi is the current mayor of Ramla in Israel. A member of Kadima, he was 114th on the party's list for the 2009 Knesset elections.He holds a B.Sc degree in History from the Tel Aviv University and an M.A degree in Mathematics and Social Sciences, from the University of Haifa.-External links:...
Rehovot Rehovot Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	23.041	רחובות	رحوبوت/رحوفوت	112,700	Rahamim Malul Rahamim Malul Rahamim Malul is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1999 and 2003, and is the current mayor of Rehovot.-Biography:...
Rishon LeZion	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	58.704	ראשון לציון	ريشون لتسيون	228,200	Dov Tzur Dov Tzur -Career:Tzur was elected on November 11, 2008 and surpassed Meir Nizan, who had headed the city for 25 years. Tzur received 52.75% of the vote.-References:...
Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin is a city in the Center District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	24.390	ראש העין	رأس العين	38,500	Moshe Sinai
Safed Safed Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	29.248	צפת	صفد	29,500	Ilan Shohat
Sakhnin Sakhnin Sakhnin is a city in Israel's North District. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995. Its population of 25,100 is Arab, mostly Muslim with a sizable Christian minority. It is located on the site of the ancient Jewish town Sikhnin, which...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	9.816	סח'נין	سخنين	25,700	Mazen Ghnaim
Sderot Sderot Sderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...	South South District (Israel) The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...	4.472	שדרות	سديروت	20,700	David Buskila
Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a predominantly Arab city in the North District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a population of 35,300.-Etymology:... (Shfar'am)	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	19.766	שפרעם	شفا عمرو	36,200	Nahed Khazem
Tamra Tamra Tamra is an Israeli Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko . The name Tamra means date palm in Arabic...	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	29.259	טמרה	طمرة	28,700	Abu el-Hija Adel
Tayibe Tayibe Tayibe is an Israeli Arab city in central Israel, 12 kilometers east of Kfar Saba. In 2007, it had a population of 36,800. Tayibe is part of the Triangle.-History:...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	18.662	טייבה	الطيبة	36,500	Hemi Doron Hemi Doron Hemi Doron is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shinui, the Secular Faction and National Home between 2003 and 2006, and is currently mayor of Tayibe.-Biography:...
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...	51.788	תל אביב	تل أبيب يافا	403,700	Ron Huldai Ron Huldai Ron Huldai is an Israeli politician, academic administrator, former fighter pilot and current mayor of Tel Aviv. He was born in 1944 in Hulda to Polish parents from Łódź. He is a history graduate of Tel Aviv University, Auburn University Montgomery , the U.S...
Tiberias	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	10.872	טבריה	طبريا	41,300	Zohar Oved
Tira	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	11.894	טירה	الطيرة	22,600	Mamoun Abd-El Hay
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 six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	5.601	טירת כרמל	طيرة الكرمل	18,600	Aryeh Tal
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. Iskander , overlooking Wadi Ara...	Haifa Haifa District Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...	22.253	אום אל-פחם	أم الفحم	46,100	Khaled Aghbariyya Khaled Aghbariyya Khaled Aghbariyya is the mayor of Umm al-Fahm, an Arab town in Israel. He assumed the post in November 2008.-External links:**...
Yavne Yavne Yavne is a city in the Central District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a population of 33,000.-History:...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	10.700	יבנה	يبنة	33,000	Zvi Gov-Ari
Yehud-Monosson Yehud-Monosson Yehud-Monosson is the joint municipality of the town of Yehud and the neighboring communal settlement of Neve Monosson in central Israel, created by their partial municipal merger in 2003, under the terms of which Neve Monosson retained municipal autonomy under a Local Administration ...	Center Center District (Israel) The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. 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 2008 was...	5.014	יהוד-מונוסון	يهود مونوسون	26,500	Yossi Ben-David
Yokneam	North North District (Israel) The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...	7.390	יקנעם	يوقنعم	19,100	Simon Alfasi

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	137,000	129,700	7,300	5.3%
Kiryat Yam	39,300	37,600	1,700	4.3%
Arad	24,000	23,300	700	2.9%
Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 40,800.Nazareth Illit was founded in the 1950s. Foundations were laid in 1954 and first residents moved in two years later...	44,400	43,700	700	1.5%
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...	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 Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel. Its population at the end of 2007 was 33,600.-History:...	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
Beitar Illit	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.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	174,200	200,600	26,400	15.2%
Tamra Tamra Tamra is an Israeli Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko . The name Tamra means date palm in Arabic...	22,600	26,000	3,400	15%
Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...	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 considers immigrants to be those who arrived in Israel

Aliyah

Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...

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, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....

, although a considerable number came from Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

and Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. 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. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 40,800.Nazareth Illit was founded in the 1950s. Foundations were laid in 1954 and first residents moved in two years later...	43,900	20,300	46.2%
Arad	23,500	10,100	43.0%
Ariel	16,400	7,000	42.7%
Or Akiva	15,800	6,700	42.4%
Karmiel Karmiel Karmiel 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. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...	43,500	16,900	38.9%
Sderot Sderot Sderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...	20,000	7,400	37.0%
Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a mixed city in the North District in Israel, some 20 km east of Nahariya, about 600 meter above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab 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	196,900	69,600	35.4%
Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...	105,100	36,100	34.4%
Bat Yam	130,400	42,800	32.8%
Kiryat Gat	47,800	15,300	32.0%
Nesher Nesher Nesher is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2011, Nesher had a population of 23,000. The mayor of Nesher is David Amar.-Etymology:...	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 194,300....	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 Mediterranean Coastal Plain...	75,300	22,200	29.5%
Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...	169,400	46,400	27.4%
Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...	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, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...	176,200	37,200	21.1%
Rehovot Rehovot Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...	101,900	20,200	19.8%
Rishon LeZion	217,400	40,200	18.5%
Holon	165,800	29,500	17.8%
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...	371,400	45,500	12.3%

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Cities with a declining population

Fastest growing cities

Cities with a significant immigrant population

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