List_of_cities_in_israel

Jerusalem

Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Nazareth

Haifa

Rishon LeZion

Ashdod

Beersheba

Petah Tikva

Netanya

Holon

Bnei Brak

Bat Yam

Ramat Gan

Ashkelon

Rehovot

The following list of cities in Israel is based on the current index of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Within Israel\'s system of local government, an urban municipality can be granted a city council by the Israeli Interior Ministry when its population exceeds 20,000. The term "city" does not generally refer to local councils or urban agglomerations, even though a defined city often contains only a small portion of an urban area or metropolitan area\'s population. 75 Israeli municipalities are considered cities.

For that reason, a city\'s position on this list may not necessarily reflect its relative social or economic importance. Jerusalem has a larger population than Tel Aviv, yet the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (Gush Dan) is many times larger due to its numerous satellite towns and suburbs. Because they identify with their central city as the economic, cultural and often political center of the urban area, many definitions (and people\'s perceptions) of cities include the entire metropolitan region, as in Ben Gurion International Airport being referred to as Tel Aviv Airport even though it is actually closer to Lod and Yehud-Monosson.

Contents 1 List of cities 2 Cities with a declining population 3 Fastest growing cities 4 Cities with a large immigrant population 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

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 status.Inventory of World Cities Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network In all, there are 74 Israeli municipalities granted "city" status by the CBS, the most recent addition being the Arab Israeli settlement of Kafr Qasim.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3506107,00.html The following sortable table lists all Israeli cities by name, district, area, and population, according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics\' 2004CBS 2004 estimate ((Hebrew) & (English)). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. and 2006CBS 2006 estimate ((Hebrew) & (English)). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. data:

Common Name	District	Area (km²)2004 local government profile ((Hebrew)). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.	Hebrew	Arabic	Population (2004)	Population (2006)
Afula	North	26.909	עפולה	العفولة	38,900	39,300
AcreCBS spelling: Akko	North	13.533	עכו	عكا	47,900	46,000
Arad	South	93.140	ערד	عراد	23,500	23,400
ArielCBS spelling: Ari\'el	Judea & SamariaIsrael has not applied its sovereignty in this area, used to administrate Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with which it is roughly contiguous.	14.677	אריאל	أريأل	16,400	16,500
Ashdod	South	47.242	אשדוד	أشدود/إسدود	196,900	204,400
AshkelonCBS spelling: Ashqelon	South	47.788	אשקלון	أسكلون/ عسقلان/المجدل	105,100	107,900
Baqa-Jatt	Haifa	16.392	באקה-ג\'ת	باقة جت	30,200	31,600
Bat Yam	Tel Aviv	8.167	בת ים	بات يام	130,400	129,900
BeershebaCBS spelling: Be\'er Sheva	South	52.903	באר שבע	بئر السبع	184,500	185,800
Beit She\'anCBS spelling: Bet She\'an	North	7.330	בית שאן	بيسان	16,000	16,400
Beit ShemeshCBS spelling: Bet Shemesh	Jerusalem	34.259	בית שמש	بيت شيمش	61,900	69,300
Betar Illit	Judea & Samaria	6.801	ביתר עילית	بيتار عيليت	24,900	29,000
Bnei BrakCBS spelling: Bene Beraq	Tel Aviv	7.088	בני ברק	بني براك	142,300	147,800
Carmel CityCBS spelling: Ir Karmel	Haifa	15.561	עיר הכרמל	مدينة الكرمل	23,600	24,400
Dimona	South	29.877	דימונה	ديمونة	33,700	33,400
EilatCBS spelling: Elat	South	84.789	אילת	إيلات/ أم الرشراش	44,500	46,500
El\'ad	Center	2.756	אלעד		22,600	28,600
Giv\'atayim	Tel Aviv	3.246	גבעתיים	جبعاتايم/ جفعاتايم	47,900	49,400
Hadera	Haifa	49.359	חדרה	الخضيرة	75,300	76,400
Haifa	Haifa	63.666	חיפה	حيفا	268,300	267,000
HerzliyaCBS spelling: Herzliyya	Tel Aviv	21.585	הרצליה	هرتسليا	83,600	84,200
Hod HaSharon	Center	21.585	הוד השרון	هود هشارون	41,700	44,500
Holon	Tel Aviv	18.927	חולון	حولون	165,800	167,300
Jerusalem	Jerusalem	125.156	ירושלים	أورشليم القدس	706,400	732,100
KarmielCBS spelling: Karmi\'el	North	19.188	כרמיאל	كرميئيل	43,500	44,200
Kafr QasimCBS spelling:Kfar Kassem	Center	9.2	כפר קאסם	كفر قاسم		17,200As of 2005
Kfar SabaCBS spelling: Kefar Sava	Center	14.169	כפר סבא	كفار سابا	79,800	81,400
Kiryat AttaCBS spelling: Qiryat Atta	Haifa	16.706	קריית אתא	كريات آتا	48,900	49,500
Kiryat BialikCBS spelling: Qiryat Bialik	Haifa	8.178	קריית ביאליק	كريات بياليك	36,800	36,600
Kiryat GatCBS spelling: Qiryat Gat	South	16.302	קריית גת	كريات جات/ كريات غات	47,800	47,800
Kiryat MalakhiCBS spelling: Qiryat Mal\'akhi	South	4.632	קריית מלאכי	كريات ملاخي	19,400	19,500
Kiryat MotzkinCBS spelling: Qiryat Motzkin	Haifa	3.778	קריית מוצקין	كريات موتسكين	39,500	39,800
Kiryat OnoCBS spelling: Qiryat Ono	Tel Aviv	4.112	קריית אונו	كريات أونو	24,800	26,200
Kiryat ShmonaCBS spelling: Qiryat Shemona	North	14.228	קריית שמונה	كريات شمونة	22,000	22,100
Kiryat YamCBS spelling: Qiryat Yam	Haifa	4.339	קריית ים	كريات يام	38,000	37,300
Lod	Center	12.226	לוד	اللد	66,600	66,900
Ma\'ale Adumim	Judea & Samaria	49.177	מעלה אדומים	معلا أدوميم	28,900	31,700
Ma\'alot-Tarshiha	North	6.832	מעלות-תרשיחא	معالوت ترشيحا	21,000	21,200
Migdal HaEmekCBS spelling: Migdal HaEmeq	North	7.637	מגדל העמק	مجدال هعيمق/ مغدال هعيمق	24,800	24,700
Modi\'in-Maccabim -Re\'utCBS spelling: Modi\'in-Makkabbim-Re\'ut	Center	50.176	מודיעין-מכבים -רעות	موديعين مكابيم -ريعوت	53,100	62,200
NahariyaCBS spelling: Nahariyya	North	10.233	נהריה	نهاريا	49,300	50,500
Nazareth	North	14.123	נצרת	الناصرة	63,800	64,800
Nazareth IllitCBS spelling: Nazerat Illit	North	32.521	נצרת עילית	الناصرة العليا	43,900	43,700
Nesher	Haifa	12.790	נשר	نيشر	21,200	21,300
Ness ZionaCBS spelling: Nes Ziyyona	Center	15.579	נס ציונה	نيس تسيونا	27,800	30,900
Netanya	Center	28.954	נתניה	نتانيا	169,400	174,000
Netivot	South	5.626	נתיבות	نتيبوت/ نتيفوت	23,700	24,900
OfakimCBS spelling: Ofaqim	South	10.273	אופקים	أوفاكيم	24,000	24,500
Or AkivaCBS spelling: Or Aqiva	Haifa	3.539	אור עקיבא	أور عكيفا	15,800	15,800
Or Yehuda	Tel Aviv	5.141	אור יהודה	أور يهودا	30,100	31,200
Petah TikvaCBS spelling: Petah Tiqwa	Center	35.868	פתח תקווה	بيتح تكفا	176,200	184,200
Qalansawe	Center	8.417	קלנסווה	قلنسوة	16,400	17,300
Ra\'anana	Center	14.878	רעננה	رعنانا	70,500	72,800
Rahat	South	19.586	רהט	رهط	37,400	40,400
Ramat Gan	Tel Aviv	13.229	רמת גן	رمات جان/ رمات غان	130,400	129,800
Ramat HaSharon	Tel Aviv	16.792	רמת השרון	رمات هشارون	35,900	36,800
Ramla	Center	11.854	רמלה	الرملة	63,500	64,200
Rehovot	Center	23.041	רחובות	رحوبوت/ رحوفوت	101,900	104,600
Rishon LeZionCBS spelling: Rishon LeZiyyon	Center	58.704	ראשון לציון	ريشون لتسيون	217,400	222,300
Rosh HaAyin	Center	24.390	ראש העין	رأس العين	36,300	37,400
SafedCBS spelling: Zefat	North	29.248	צפת	صفد	27,300	28,100
Sakhnin	North	9.816	סח\'נין	سخنين	23,900	25,000
SderotCBS spelling: Sederot	South	4.472	שדרות	سديروت	20,000	19,900
Shaghur (Shagor)	North	17.737	שגור	الشاغور	27,800	29,200
Shefa-\'Amr (Shfar\'am)CBS spelling: Shefar\'am	North	19.766	שפרעם	شفا عمرو	32,000	33,500
Tamra	North	29.259	טמרה	طمرة	25,300	26,500
Tayibe	Center	18.662	טייבה	الطيبة	32,100	33,800
Tel Aviv-JaffaCBS spelling: Tel Aviv-Yafo	Tel Aviv	51.788	תל-אביב-יפו	تل أبيب يافا	371,400	384,600
Tiberias	North	10.872	טבריה	طبريا	39,000	40,100
Tira	Center	11.894	טירה	الطيرة	20,300	21,100
Tirat CarmelCBS spelling: Tirat Karmel	Haifa	5.601	טירת כרמל	طيرة الكرمل	18,900	18,800
Umm al-Fahm	Haifa	22.253	אום אל-פחם	أم الفحم	40,000	42,100
Yavne	Center	10.700	יבנה	يبنة	31,800	31,900
Yehud-Monosson	Center	5.014	יהוד-מונוסון	يهود مونوسون	25,100	25,500
Yokneam	North	7.390	יקנעם	يوقنعم	17,800	18,500

Cities with a declining population

The population of six cities were lower in 2005 than in 2000.CBS 2000 Estimate ((Hebrew) & (English)). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. They are sorted by approximate decline percentage:

Name	2000 estimate	2005 estimate	Decline	%
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	44,400	43,700	700	1.5
Haifa	270,500	267,000	3,500	1.2
Dimona	33,900	33,500	400	1.1

Fastest growing cities

Eight cities grew by more than 12% between the years 2000 and 2005. They are sorted by percent growth:

Name	2000 estimate	2005 estimate	Growth	%
Betar Illit	15,800	27,000	11,200	70.9
Modi\'in-Maccabim-Re\'ut (formerly separate towns)	37,900	58,000	20,100	53.0
Beit Shemesh	44,200	65,900	21,700	49.1
Ma\'ale Adumim	24,900	30,200	5,100	21.3
Hod HaSharon	36,000	43,100	7,100	19.7
Ashdod	174,200	200,600	26,400	15.2
Tamra	22,600	26,000	3,400	15
Nahariya	44,100	49,800	5,700	12.9

• Note: The town of El\'ad grew from 5,800 residents in 2000 to 25,500 in 2005, a growth of 339.7%. Similarly, Modi\'in Illit grew from 16,400 residents to 30,500, an 86% growth. They were however local councils as of 2005, and are therefore excluded from the list.

Cities with a large immigrant population

Following is a list of cities with a large immigrant population. Immigrants are considered those who arrived in Israel after 1990. Most came from the former Soviet Union, although a considerable number came from Ethiopia and Argentina.

Name	Population	Immigrants since 1990	%
Nazareth Illit	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	43,500	16,900	38.9
Sderot	20,000	7,400	37.0
Ma\'alot-Tarshiha	21,000	7,700	36.7
Kiryat Yam	38,000	13,900	36.6
Ashdod	196,900	69,600	35.4
Ashkelon	105,100	36,100	34.4
Bat Yam	130,400	42,800	32.8
Kiryat Gat	47,800	15,300	32.0
Nesher	21,200	6,500	30.7
Beersheba	184,500	56,200	30.5
Hadera	75,300	22,200	29.5
Netanya	169,400	46,400	27.4
Haifa	268,300	66,300	24.7
Petah Tikva	176,200	37,200	21.1
Rehovot	101,900	20,200	19.8
Rishon LeZion	217,400	40,200	18.5
Holon	165,800	29,500	17.8
Tel Aviv	371,400	45,500	12.3
Jerusalem	706,400	58,900	8.3

Gallery

Jerusalem from mt olives.jpg 1: Jerusalem	2: Tel Aviv-Jaffa	Haifa Bay.JPG 3: Haifa	Rishon (69).JPG 4: Rishon LeZion
BeginBlvd.JPG 5: Ashdod	BeerSheba01.jpg 6: Beersheba	PetahTikva01.jpg 7: Petah Tikva	Netanya01.jpg 8: Netanya
Dan.jpg 10: Bnei Brak (in the foreground)	Bat-Yam-beach-south-1.jpg 11: Bat Yam	Ranat gan.jpg 12: Ramat Gan	Ashkelonskyline.jpg 13: Ashkelon

See also

• City council (Israel)
• Geography of Israel
• Districts of Israel
• List of Arab localities in Israel
• List of regional councils in Israel
• List of cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

References

External links

• Map
• Urban Israel: Details and pictures about many cities in Israel
• Israel Central Bureau of Statistics official website

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