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List of cities in Israel

List of cities in Israel

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This article lists the 73 localities in Israel that the Israeli Ministry of Interior has designated as a city council. It excludes the 4 Israeli settlements in the West Bank designated as cities, but occupied East Jerusalem is included within Jerusalem.

This article is about cities within Israel. For settlements established by Israel in the Israeli-occupied territories, see List of Israeli settlements.

The list 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 Interior Ministry when its population exceeds 20,000.[1] 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.

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Israel has 16 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo.[2] In all, there are 77 Israeli localities granted "municipalities" (or "city") status by the Ministry of the Interior, including four Israeli settlements in the West Bank.[3] Two more cities are planned: Kasif, a planned city to be built in the Negev, and Harish, originally a small town currently being built into a large city. The area and population of Jerusalem includes that of East Jerusalem which has been de facto annexed by Israel and incorporated within Jerusalem's municipal borders under the Jerusalem Law. This, however, is not recognized by the international community who regard East Jerusalem to be Palestinian territory held under Israeli occupation.[4][5] If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city with 452,000 residents after Jerusalem with 919,000; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city before West Jerusalem with around 350,000.

The following table lists all Israeli cities by name, district, population, and area, according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics:

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Notes

General
  1. [N 1]
    Tel Ashdod, remains of the ancient town, lies east of the modern city.
  2. [N 2]
    Tel Be'er Sheva, remains of the ancient town, lies east of the modern city.
Official spellings
  1. [C 1]
    Akko
  2. [C 2]
    Arrabe
  3. [C 3]
    Ashqelon
  4. [C 4]
    Be'er Sheva
  5. [C 5]
    Bet She'an
  6. [C 6]
    Bet Shemesh
  7. [C 7]
    Bene Beraq
  8. [C 8]
    Elat
  9. [C 9]
    Giv'at Shemu'el
  10. [C 10]
    Giv'atayim
  11. [C 11]
    Herzliyya
  12. [C 12]
    Kafar Qasem
  13. [C 13]
    Karmi'el
  14. [C 14]
    Kefar Sava
  15. [C 15]
    Kefar Yona
  16. [C 16]
    Qiryat Atta
  17. [C 17]
    Qiryat Bialik
  18. [C 18]
    Qiryat Gat
  19. [C 19]
    Qiryat Mal'akhi
  20. [C 20]
    Qiryat Motzkin
  21. [C 21]
    Qiryat Ono
  22. [C 22]
    Qiryat Shemona
  23. [C 23]
    Qiryat Yam
  24. [C 24]
    Migdal HaEmeq
  25. [C 25]
    Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut
  26. [C 26]
    Nahariyya
  27. [C 27]
    Nes Ziyyona
  28. [C 28]
    Ofaqim
  29. [C 29]
    Or Aqiva
  30. [C 30]
    Petah Tiqwa
  31. [C 31]
    Ra'annana
  32. [C 32]
    Rishon LeZiyyon
  33. [C 33]
    Zefat
  34. [C 34]
    Sederot
  35. [C 35]
    Shefar'am
  36. [C 36]
    Tire
  37. [C 37]
    Tirat Karmel
  38. [C 38]
    Yoqne'am Illit

References

  1. [1]
    "Israeli Democracy: How Does It Work?". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Inventory of World Cities". Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  3. [3]
    2.22 Localities and Population, by Municipal Status and District Archived 17 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2018
  4. [4]
    Symon, Fiona (4 December 2001). "Jerusalem: Crucible of the conflict". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Background on East Jerusalem". B'Tselem. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
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    "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Profiles by Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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    "2004 local government profile" (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
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    Population and Density per Sq. Km. in Localities Numbering 5,000 Residents and More on 31.12.2016 (Report). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. [10]
    SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDEX 2013 OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF HEBREW NAMES (PDF) (Report). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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