CENTER DISTRICT (ISRAEL)

The 'Center District' (, ''Meḥoz haMerkaz'') of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. Its population as of 2005 was 1,613,700. According to the Israeli Central Beurau of statistics 88% of the population is Jewish, 8% is Arab, and 4% are not classified, (most are Russians of partially Jewish extraction or family relationship).

Cities	Towns	Former Municipalities
★ Hod Hasharon הוד השרון ★ Kfar Saba כפר סבא ★ Lod לוד (''Al-Ludd'' in Arabic, ''Lydda'' in Greek) ★ Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut מודיעין-מכבים-רעות ★ Ness Ziona נס ציונה ★ Netanya נתניה ★ Petah Tikva פתח תקווה ★ Qalansawe קלנסווה ★ Ra'annana רעננה ★ Ramlah רמלה (''Ramleh'' in Arabic) ★ Rehovot רחובות ★ Rishon LeZion ראשון לציון ★ Rosh HaAyin ראש העין ★ Tayibe טייבה ★ Tira טירה (''Al-Tira'' in Arabic) ★ Yavne יבנה ★ Yehud-Monosson יהוד-מונוסון	★ Be'er Ya'aqov ★ Beit Dagan ★ Bnei Aish ★ El'ad ★ Elyakhin ★ Even Yehuda ★ Gedera ★ Gan Yavne ★ Giv'at Shmuel ★ Jaljulia ★ Kafr Qasim ★ Kfar Bara ★ Kfar Yona ★ Kokhav Yair ★ Mazkeret Batya ★ Pardesiya ★ Qiryat Ekron ★ Ramot Hashavim ★ Savyon ★ Shoham ★ Tel Mond ★ Tzoran-Kadima ★ Zemer	★ Kadima (merged with Tzoran; now Tzoran-Kadima) ★ Maccabim-Re'ut (merged with Modi'in; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut) ★ Modi'in (merged with Maccabim-Re'ut; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut) ★ Neve Monosson (merged with Yehud and declared an autonomous borough within Yehud-Monosson) ★ Tzoran (merged with Kadima; now Tzoran-Kadima) ★ Yehud (merged with Neve Monosson; now Yehud-Monosson)

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★ Districts of Israel

★ List of cities in Israel