Tel_Aviv_District

Tel Aviv District

Tel Aviv District

District of Israel


The Tel Aviv District (Hebrew: מָחוֹז תֵּל אָבִיב; Arabic: منطقة تل أبيب) is the geographically smallest yet also the most densely populated of the six administrative districts of Israel, with a population of 1.35 million residents.[4] It is 98.9% Jewish and 1.10% Arab (0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Christian).[citation needed]

Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Central districts.[5]
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The district's capital is Tel Aviv, one of the two largest cities in Israel and the country's economic, business and technological capital. The metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is locally named Gush Dan.

It is the only one of the six districts not adjacent to either the West Bank or an international border, being surrounded on the north, east, and south by the Central District and on the west by the Mediterranean Sea. The population density of the Tel Aviv district is 7,259/km2.

Administrative local authorities

Notes
  1. Part of the Tel Aviv Natural Region.
  2. Part of the Holon Natural Region.
  3. Part of the Ramat Gan Natural Region.
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List of cities and towns in Tel Aviv district

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See also


References

  1. "בעלי תפקידים במשרד הפנים".
  2. Transfer of Power (District Commissioners and District Officers) Law, 5724-1964, Laws of the State of Israel vol. 18 no 38. (pp. 70-71)
  3. "Oops, Something is wrong" (PDF). www.cbs.gov.il.

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