This article is about cities within Israel. For settlements established by Israel in the Israeli-occupied territories, see
List of Israeli settlements .
This article lists the 73 localities in Israel that theIsraeli Ministry of Interior has designated as acity council . It excludes the 4Israeli settlements in the West Bank designated as cities , butoccupied East Jerusalem is included within Jerusalem.
The list is based on the current index of theIsrael Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) . WithinIsrael's system of local government , an urban municipality can be granted a city council by the Interior Ministry when its population exceeds 20,000.[ 1] local councils orurban agglomerations , even though a defined city often contains only a small portion of an urban area ormetropolitan area 's population.
List Israel has 16 cities with populations over 100,000, includingJerusalem andTel Aviv-Yafo .[ 2] four Israeli settlements in the West Bank .[ 3] Kasif , aplanned city to be built in theNegev , andHarish , originally a small town currently being built into a large city. The area and population ofJerusalem includes that ofEast Jerusalem which has beende facto annexed by Israel and incorporated within Jerusalem's municipal borders under theJerusalem Law . This, however, is not recognized by the international community who regard East Jerusalem to be Palestinian territoryheld under Israeli occupation .[ 4] [ 5] West Jerusalem with around 350,000.
The following table lists all Israeli cities by name, district, population, and area, according to theIsrael Central Bureau of Statistics :
Name Photo District First Population[ 6] Population[ 7] Change Area2 [ 8] Density2 [ 9] Socio-[ 10] Acre [ cbs 1] North Bronze Age 51,420 46,100 +11.54% 13.5 3,362.0 −0.395 Afula North Bronze Age 61,519 40,200 +53.03% 26.9 1,611.7 −0.028 Arad South 1962 28,170 23,400 +20.38% 93.1 195.9 0.287 Arraba [ cbs 2] North N/A 27,115 20,600 +31.63% 8.25 3,097.1 −0.945 Ashdod South 1956[ note 1] 226,827 204,300 +11.03% 47.2 4,783.9 −0.109 Ashkelon [ cbs 3] South Neolithic 153,138 110,600 +38.46% 47.8 2,964.8 -0.032 Baqa al-Gharbiyye Haifa Middle Ages 31,397 N/A N/A 16.4 3,152.1 −0.736 Bat Yam Tel Aviv 1926 128,465 130,300 −1.41% 8.2 15,758.4 −0.025 Beersheba [ cbs 4] South 1900[ note 2] 214,162 193,400 +10.74% 117.5 1,751.7 0.035 Beit She'an [ cbs 5] North Neolithic 19,073 16,900 +12.86% 7.3 2,379.9 −0.277 Beit Shemesh [ cbs 6] Jerusalem 1950 154,694 72,700 +112.78% 34.3 2,866.6 −1.149 Bnei Brak [ cbs 7] Tel Aviv 1924 218,357 151,800 +43.85% 7.1 25,709.4 −1.304 Dimona South 1955 36,776 32,400 +13.51% 29.9 193.7 −0.235 Eilat [ cbs 8] South 1951 53,151 47,300 +12.37% 84.8 509.6 0.247 El'ad Center 1998 49,487 33,900 +45.98% 2.8 13,138.6 −1.493 Giv'at Shmuel [ cbs 9] Center 1944 28,994 21,000 +38.07% 2.6 9,978.1 1.124 Givatayim [ cbs 10] Tel Aviv 1922 61,924 52,100 +18.86% 3.3 18,058.2 1.417 Hadera Haifa 1891 103,041 79,400 +29.77% 49.4 1,809.2 0.255 Haifa Haifa Antiquity 290,306 264,300 +9.84% 63.7 4,331.4 0.652 Herzliya [ cbs 11] Tel Aviv 1924 106,741 86,300 +23.69% 21.6 4,291.0 1.373 Hod HaSharon Center 1924 65,614 46,300 +41.71% 21.6 3,058.9 1.485 Holon Tel Aviv 1935 197,957 176,300 +12.28% 18.9 10,017.7 0.509 Jerusalem Jerusalem Neolithic (East Jerusalem ) mid-1800s (West Jerusalem ) 981,711 759,700 +29.22% 125.2 7,014.1 −0.802 Kafr Qasim [ cbs 12] Center 19th century 25,285 18,400 +37.42% 8.7 2,391.5 −0.841 Karmiel [ cbs 13] North 1964 47,317 44,200 +7.05% 19.2 2,056.3 0.309 Kfar Saba [ cbs 14] Center 1903 101,556 82,800 +22.65% 14.2 6,831.0 1.191 Kfar Yona [ cbs 15] Center 1932 29,450 16,500 +78.48% 11.0 1,962.4 0.786 Kiryat Ata [ cbs 16] Haifa 1925 61,142 50,400 +21.31% 16.7 3,253.0 0.249 Kiryat Bialik [ cbs 17] Haifa 1934 44,620 37,200 +19.95% 8.2 4,650.1 0.567 Kiryat Gat [ cbs 18] South 1954 64,437 47,500 +35.66% 16.3 3,328.2 −0.378 Kiryat Malakhi [ cbs 19] South 1950 25,705 20,500 +25.39% 4.6 4,741.2 −0.594 Kiryat Motzkin [ cbs 20] Haifa 1934 48,001 38,100 +25.99% 3.8 10,612.0 0.590 Kiryat Ono [ cbs 21] Tel Aviv 1939 43,241 30,000 +44.14% 4.1 8,557.8 1.513 Kiryat Shmona [ cbs 22] North 1949 22,492 23,200 −3.05% 14.2 1,595.8 −0.014 Kiryat Yam [ cbs 23] Haifa 1941 41,095 37,700 +9.01% 4.3 8,568.6 0.018 Lod Center Neolithic 85,351 69,400 +22.98% 12.2 6,078.3 −0.448 Ma'alot-Tarshiha North 1963 22,521 20,600 +9.33% 6.8 2,303.0 0.024 Migdal HaEmek [ cbs 24] North 1953 27,088 23,900 +13.34% 7.6 2,876.6 −0.273 Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut [ cbs 25] Center 1985 99,171 69,300 +43.10% 50.2 1,862.5 1.351 Nahariya [ cbs 26] North 1935 63,947 51,300 +24.65% 10.2 4,941.8 0.436 Nazareth North Bronze Age 78,007 71,700 +8.80% 14.1 5,357.9 −0.558 Nesher Haifa 1923 23,761 23,300 +1.98% 12.8 1,828.9 0.783 Ness Ziona [ cbs 27] Center 1883 50,341 36,100 +39.45% 15.6 3,071.5 1.265 Netanya Center 1929 233,104 180,100 +29.43% 29.0 6,807.7 0.240 Netivot South 1956 46,374 26,100 +77.68% 5.6 2,874.7 −0.760 Nof HaGalil North 1957 44,184 41,400 +6.72% 32.5 1,224.4 0.055 Ofakim [ cbs 28] South 1955 35,506 24,000 +47.94% 10.3 2,565.0 −0.757 Or Akiva [ cbs 29] Haifa 1951 20,874 16,000 +30.46% 3.5 3,165.3 −0.097 Or Yehuda Tel Aviv 1955 38,854 33,900 +14.61% 5.1 5,477.7 0.133 Petah Tikva [ cbs 30] Center 1878 255,387 200,300 +27.50% 35.9 6,626.5 0.655 Qalansawe Center Middle Ages 24,205 18,200 +32.99% 8.4 2,603.2 −1.011 Ra'anana [ cbs 31] Center 1922 80,260 68,300 +17.51% 14.9 4,833.8 1.462 Rahat South 1972 79,064 50,000 +58.13% 19.6 3,283.9 −1.848 Ramat Gan Tel Aviv 1921 172,486 143,600 +20.12% 13.2 9,376.1 1.041 Ramat HaSharon Tel Aviv 1923 48,181 39,000 +23.54% 16.8 2,708.3 1.796 Ramla Center 8th century 79,132 65,700 +20.44% 11.9 6,252.2 −0.333 Rehovot Center 1890 150,748 111,100 +35.69% 23.0 5,712.4 0.629 Rishon LeZion [ cbs 32] Center 1882 260,453 226,800 +14.84% 58.7 4,212.6 0.886 Rosh HaAyin Center 1949 73,678 37,900 +94.40% 24.4 2,868.0 0.578 Safed [ cbs 33] North Bronze Age 38,029 29,600 +28.48% 29.2 1,123.5 −1.011 Sakhnin North Bronze Age 33,188 25,100 +32.22% 9.8 3,062.2 −0.740 Sderot [ cbs 34] South 1951 33,002 20,700 +59.43% 4.5 3,788.0 −0.223 Shefa-'Amr [ cbs 35] North Bronze Age 43,543 35,700 +21.97% 19.8 2,065.0 −0.784 Tamra North N/A 35,834 28,100 +27.52% 29.3 1,118.1 −0.983 Tayibe Center N/A 46,020 35,700 +28.91% 18.7 2,198.7 −0.878 Tel Aviv-Yafo Tel Aviv Neolithic (Jaffa ) 1887 (Neve Tzedek ) 474,530 402,600 +17.87% 51.8 8,473.0 1.221 Tiberias North 20 48,472 41,600 +16.52% 10.9 2,663.5 −0.379 Tira [ cbs 36] Center N/A 27,802 22,200 +25.23% 11.9 2,128.7 −0.469 Tirat Carmel [ cbs 37] Haifa N/A 28,753 18,600 +54.59% 5.6 3,425.4 −0.138 Umm al-Fahm Haifa N/A 58,665 45,000 +30.37% 22.3 2,053.4 −1.294 Yavne Center Bronze Age 56,232 32,800 +71.44% 10.7 2,690.9 0.455 Yehud-Monosson Center N/A 31,405 26,200 +19.87% 5.0 5,862.3 1.034 Yokneam Illit [ cbs 38] North 1950 24,617 19,000 +29.56% 7.4 2,649.1 0.800
See also
Notes General ^ Tel Ashdod , remains of the ancient town, lies east of the modern city.^ Tel Be'er Sheva , remains of the ancient town, lies east of the modern city.Official spellings ^ Akko ^ Arrabe ^ Ashqelon ^ Be'er Sheva ^ Bet She'an ^ Bet Shemesh ^ Bene Beraq ^ Elat ^ Giv'at Shemu'el ^ Giv'atayim ^ Herzliyya ^ Kafar Qasem ^ Karmi'el ^ Kefar Sava ^ Kefar Yona ^ Qiryat Atta ^ Qiryat Bialik ^ Qiryat Gat ^ Qiryat Mal'akhi ^ Qiryat Motzkin ^ Qiryat Ono ^ Qiryat Shemona ^ Qiryat Yam ^ Migdal HaEmeq ^ Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut ^ Nahariyya ^ Nes Ziyyona ^ Ofaqim ^ Or Aqiva ^ Petah Tiqwa ^ Ra'annana ^ Rishon LeZiyyon ^ Zefat ^ Sederot ^ Shefar'am ^ Tire ^ Tirat Karmel ^ Yoqne'am Illit
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