List of cities in Israel












This list includes localities that are in Israel that the Israeli Ministry of Interior has designated as a city council. Jerusalem includes occupied East Jerusalem. 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.




Contents






  • 1 List


  • 2 See also


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




List


Israel has 15 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem at over 500,000 (including occupied East Jerusalem), and Tel Aviv.[2] In all, there are 77 Israeli localities granted "municipalities" (or "city") status by the Ministry of the Interior.[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 as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.[4][5]


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



























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Name
First
settlement
Photo

District
Population
estimate,
2017[6]
Population
census,
2008[7]
Change,
2008–
–2017
Area,
km²
[8]
Density,
per km²
[9]
Socio-
economic
index[10]

Acre[cbs 1]

Bronze Age

Aerial view of Acre 1.jpg

North
48,303
46,100

+4.78%
13.5
3,362.0
−0.395

Afula

Bronze Age

WikiAir Flight IL-13-09 022.jpg

North
49,169
40,200

+22.31%
26.9
1,611.7
−0.028

Arad
1962

WikiAir IL-13-06 015 - Arad.JPG

South
25,530
23,400

+9.10%
93.1
195.9
0.287

Arraba[cbs 2]
N/A

Arabenorth.JPG

North
24,972
20,600

+21.22%
8.25
3,097.1
−0.945

Ashdod

Bronze Age

Ashdod 2005, rooftop view p2.JPG

South
222,883
204,300

+9.10%
47.2
4,783.9
−0.109

Ashkelon[cbs 3]

Neolithic

Ashkelonskyline.jpg

South
137,945
110,600

+24.72%
47.8
2,964.8
-0.032

Baqa al-Gharbiyye

Middle Ages

Baqa el gharbiya 2007 04 14.jpg

Haifa
29,035
N/A
N/A
16.4
3,152.1
−0.736

Bat Yam
1926

Bat Yam view.jpg

Tel Aviv
128,655
130,300

−1.26%
8.2
15,758.4
−0.025

Beersheba[cbs 4]
1900[note 1]

PikiWiki Israel 36687 Beersheba birds eye view.JPG

South
207,551
193,400

+7.32%
117.5
1,751.7
0.035

Beit She'an[cbs 5]

Neolithic

PikiWiki Israel 11343 Round Center.jpg

North
17,704
16,900

+4.76%
7.3
2,379.9
−0.277

Beit Shemesh[cbs 6]
1950

PikiWiki Israel 11209 Landscape view.jpg

Jerusalem
114,371
72,700

+57.32%
34.3
2,866.6
−1.149

Bnei Brak[cbs 7]
1924

PBeneBerak002.jpg

Tel Aviv
193,774
151,800

+27.65%
7.1
25,709.4
−1.304

Dimona
1955

PikiWiki Israel 4562 Dimona renewal.JPG

South
33,666
32,400

+3.91%
29.9
193.7
−0.235

Eilat[cbs 8]

Neolithic

North Beach Eilat.jpg

South
50,724
47,300

+7.24%
84.8
509.6
0.247

El'ad
1998

Elad03.JPG

Center
46,896
33,900

+38.34%
2.8
13,138.6
−1.493

Giv'at Shmuel[cbs 9]
1944

PikiWiki Israel 8994 Cities in Israel.jpg

Center
25,776
21,000

+22.74%
2.6
9,978.1
1.124

Givatayim[cbs 10]
1922

Tel Aviv - תל אביב (15845688503).jpg

Tel Aviv
59,518
52,100

+14.24%
3.3
18,058.2
1.417

Hadera
1891

WikiAir Flight IL-13-09 077.jpg

Haifa
93,973
79,400

+18.35%
49.4
1,809.2
0.255

Haifa

Antiquity

Haifa Shrine and Port.jpg

Haifa
281,087
264,300

+6.35%
63.7
4,331.4
0.652

Herzliya[cbs 11]
1924

Herzliyya skyline.jpg

Tel Aviv
93,989
86,300

+8.91%
21.6
4,291.0
1.373

Hod HaSharon
1924

הוד השרון 5.JPG

Center
61,102
46,300

+31.97%
21.6
3,058.9
1.485

Holon
1935

HOLON.png

Tel Aviv
192,624
176,300

+9.26%
18.9
10,017.7
0.509

Jerusalem

Neolithic

Israel-2013(2)-Aerial-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Temple Mount (south exposure).jpg

Jerusalem
901,302
759,700

+18.64%
125.2
7,014.1
−0.802

Kafr Qasim[cbs 12]

19th century

Kafr Quasim Memorial, Israel.jpg

Center
22,743
18,400

+23.60%
8.7
2,391.5
−0.841

Karmiel[cbs 13]
1964

Karmiel Ramat-Rabin district September 2006.jpg

North
45,919
44,200

+3.89%
19.2
2,056.3
0.309

Kfar Saba[cbs 14]
1903

Kfar Saba new district.JPG

Center
100,039
82,800

+20.82%
14.2
6,831.0
1.191

Kfar Yona[cbs 15]
1932

"כל הכפר" - כפר יונה ממבט הרחפן.jpg

Center
22,537
16,500

+36.59%
11.0
1,962.4
0.786

Kiryat Ata[cbs 16]
1925

Kiryat ata3.jpg

Haifa
57,518
50,400

+14.12%
16.7
3,253.0
0.249

Kiryat Bialik[cbs 17]
1934

Krayon.jpg

Haifa
39,582
37,200

+6.40%
8.2
4,650.1
0.567

Kiryat Gat[cbs 18]
1954

PikiWiki Israel 16194 kiryat gat.jpg

South
53,487
47,500

+12.60%
16.3
3,328.2
−0.378

Kiryat Malakhi[cbs 19]
1950

Kiryat Mal'achi town hall plaza.jpg

South
22,337
20,500

+8.96%
4.6
4,741.2
−0.594

Kiryat Motzkin[cbs 20]
1934

Kiryat Motzkin Aerial View.jpg

Haifa
41,440
38,100

+8.77%
3.8
10,612.0
0.590

Kiryat Ono[cbs 21]
1939

Qiryatono2.jpg

Tel Aviv
39,398
30,000

+31.33%
4.1
8,557.8
1.513

Kiryat Shmona[cbs 22]
1949

Qiryat Shemona 2007.JPG

North
22,844
23,200

−1.53%
14.2
1,595.8
−0.014

Kiryat Yam[cbs 23]
1941

Kiryat Yam.jpg

Haifa
39,710
37,700

+5.33%
4.3
8,568.6
0.018

Lod

Neolithic

Downtown area of Lod, Israel 00262.JPG

Center
74,604
69,400

+7.50%
12.2
6,078.3
−0.448

Ma'alot-Tarshiha
1963

PikiWiki Israel 14587 Maalot.JPG

North
21,267
20,600

+3.24%
6.8
2,303.0
0.024

Migdal HaEmek[cbs 24]
1953

PikiWiki Israel 11196 Cities in Israel.JPG

North
25,371
23,900

+6.15%
7.6
2,876.6
−0.273

Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
[cbs 25]
1985

Modi'in 02003.JPG

Center
91,328
69,300

+31.79%
50.2
1,862.5
1.351

Nahariya[cbs 26]
1935

Naharia IMG 1324.jpg

North
56,071
51,300

+9.30%
10.2
4,941.8
0.436

Nazareth

Bronze Age

Habsora from selezian.jpg

North
76,551
71,700

+6.77%
14.1
5,357.9
−0.558

Nazareth Illit[cbs 27]
1957

Nazareth Illit view.jpg

North
40,596
41,400

−1.94%
32.5
1,224.4
0.055

Nesher
1923

Nesher, Givat Nesher, Tel Hanan 008.JPG

Haifa
23,749
23,300

+1.93%
12.8
1,828.9
0.783

Ness Ziona[cbs 28]
1883

Ness Ziona pic08.jpg

Center
49,108
36,100

+36.03%
15.6
3,071.5
1.265

Netanya
1929

Poleg interchange.jpg

Center
214,101
180,100

+18.88%
29.0
6,807.7
0.240

Netivot
1956

PikiWiki Israel 10886 Philadelphia Jewry Square (the Bell Square).jpg

South
33,779
26,100

+29.42%
5.6
2,874.7
−0.760

Ofakim[cbs 29]
1955

Ofaqim 4.jpg

South
27,771
24,000

+15.71%
10.3
2,565.0
−0.757

Or Akiva[cbs 30]
1951

Israel by Jim Greenhill 100526-A-3715G-0961 (4643198024).jpg

Haifa
17,759
16,000

+10.99%
3.5
3,165.3
−0.097

Or Yehuda
1955

IsraelOrYehuda FromAir.JPG

Tel Aviv
36,706
33,900

+8.28%
5.1
5,477.7
0.133

Petah Tikva[cbs 31]
1878

Em HaMoshavot, Petah Tikva, 2008.jpg

Center
240,357
200,300

+20.00%
35.9
6,626.5
0.655

Qalansawe

Middle Ages

Qalansuwa-498.jpg

Center
22,370
18,200

+22.91%
8.4
2,603.2
−1.011

Ra'anana[cbs 32]
1922

Raanana city.JPG

Center
72,810
68,300

+6.60%
14.9
4,833.8
1.462

Rahat
1972

PikiWiki Israel 43465 RAHAT.jpg

South
66,791
50,000

+33.58%
19.6
3,283.9
−1.848

Ramat Gan
1921

View Of Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange District.jpg

Tel Aviv
156,277
143,600

+8.83%
13.2
9,376.1
1.041

Ramat HaSharon
1923

PikiWiki Israel 7457 Ramat Hasharon from the top of tops.JPG

Tel Aviv
46,019
39,000

+18.00%
16.8
2,708.3
1.796

Ramla

8th century

Ramla 6780a.jpg

Center
75,668
65,700

+15.17%
11.9
6,252.2
−0.333

Rehovot
1890

PikiWiki Israel 13823 Rehovot Mall and Municipality.JPG

Center
138,379
111,100

+24.55%
23.0
5,712.4
0.629

Rishon LeZion[cbs 33]
1882

Rishon LeZion West Aerial View.jpg

Center
249,860
226,800

+10.17%
58.7
4,212.6
0.886

Rosh HaAyin
1949

Rosh HaAyin.jpg

Center
50,453
37,900

+33.12%
24.4
2,868.0
0.578

Safed[cbs 34]

Bronze Age

Safed1.jpg

North
35,276
29,600

+19.18%
29.2
1,123.5
−1.011

Sakhnin

Bronze Age

PikiWiki Israel 17718 Cities in Israel.JPG

North
30,548
25,100

+21.71%
9.8
3,062.2
−0.740

Sderot[cbs 35]
1951

שדרות, רחוב הרב בן-נון , הוא רחוב ניר-עם, הוא רחוב הגדוד השני. - panoramio.jpg

South
25,138
20,700

+21.44%
4.5
3,788.0
−0.223

Shefa-'Amr[cbs 36]

Bronze Age

PikiWiki Israel 11070 Photo fortress.JPG

North
41,024
35,700

+14.91%
19.8
2,065.0
−0.784

Tamra
N/A

Tamra3.jpg

North
33,380
28,100

+18.79%
29.3
1,118.1
−0.983

Tayibe
N/A

PikiWiki Israel 16384 Taybe at sunset.jpg

Center
42,401
35,700

+18.77%
18.7
2,198.7
−0.878

Tel Aviv[cbs 37]

Bronze Age
(Jaffa)

Skyline of Tel Aviv (34324506705).jpg

Tel Aviv
443,939
402,600

+10.27%
51.8
8,473.0
1.221

Tiberias
20

TIBERIAS - GALILEE (7723477802).jpg

North
43,664
41,600

+4.96%
10.9
2,663.5
−0.379

Tira[cbs 38]
N/A

Potsdam-9 (15757509164).jpg

Center
25,721
22,200

+15.86%
11.9
2,128.7
−0.469

Tirat Carmel[cbs 39]
N/A

PikiWiki Israel - Tirat Carmel.jpg

Haifa
21,256
18,600

+14.28%
5.6
3,425.4
−0.138

Umm al-Fahm
N/A

Ummalfahm.jpg

Haifa
54,240
45,000

+20.53%
22.3
2,053.4
−1.294

Yavne

Bronze Age

Yavne panoramic view2.JPG

Center
45,483
32,800

+38.67%
10.7
2,690.9
0.455

Yehud-Monosson
N/A

Jahud023.jpg

Center
29,689
26,200

+13.32%
5.0
5,862.3
1.034

Yokneam Illit[cbs 40]
1950

12 6 2008 .1597864 25 43 11 PROTOCOL 800 1 park.jpg

North
22,746
19,000

+19.72%
7.4
2,649.1
0.800

See also





  • Arab localities in Israel

  • Chronology of Aliyah in modern times

  • City council (Israel)

  • Demographics of Israel

  • Districts of Israel

  • Four Holy Cities

  • Largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East

  • List of cities administered by the Palestinian Authority

  • List of cities of the ancient Near East

  • List of Israeli settlements with city status in the West Bank

  • List of Israeli twin towns and sister cities

  • List of kibbutzim

  • List of modern names for biblical place names

  • List of moshavim shitufiim

  • List of urban areas by Jewish population

  • List of villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict

  • Lists of cities by country

  • Population displacements in Israel after 1948

  • Population statistics for Israeli Gaza Strip settlements

  • Population statistics for Israeli settlements in the West Bank



Notes


General




  1. ^ Tel Be'er Sheva, remains of the ancient town, lies east of the modern city.



Official spellings




  1. ^ Akko


  2. ^ Arrabe


  3. ^ Ashqelon


  4. ^ Be'er Sheva


  5. ^ Bet She'an


  6. ^ Bet Shemesh


  7. ^ Bene Beraq


  8. ^ Elat


  9. ^ Giv'at Shemu'el


  10. ^ Giv'atayim


  11. ^ Herzliyya


  12. ^ Kafar Qasem


  13. ^ Karmi'el


  14. ^ Kefar Sava


  15. ^ Kefar Yona


  16. ^ Qiryat Atta


  17. ^ Qiryat Bialik


  18. ^ Qiryat Gat


  19. ^ Qiryat Mal'akhi


  20. ^ Qiryat Motzkin


  21. ^ Qiryat Ono


  22. ^ Qiryat Shemona


  23. ^ Qiryat Yam


  24. ^ Migdal HaEmeq


  25. ^ Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut


  26. ^ Nahariyya


  27. ^ Nazerat Illit


  28. ^ Nes Ziyyona


  29. ^ Ofaqim


  30. ^ Or Aqiva


  31. ^ Petah Tiqwa


  32. ^ Ra'annana


  33. ^ Rishon LeZiyyon


  34. ^ Zefat


  35. ^ Sederot


  36. ^ Shefar'am


  37. ^ Tel Aviv-Yafo


  38. ^ Tire


  39. ^ Tirat Karmel


  40. ^ Yoqne'am Illit



References





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  3. ^ 2.22 Localities and Population, by Municipal Status and District, 2018


  4. ^ Symon, Fiona (4 December 2001). "Jerusalem: Crucible of the conflict". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 October 2012.


  5. ^ "Background on East Jerusalem". B'Tselem. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.


  6. ^ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.


  7. ^ "Profiles by Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.


  8. ^ "2004 local government profile" (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2007.


  9. ^ 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.


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External links








  • Cities and Communities in Israel at the Israel Ministry of Tourism


  • List of cities and towns in Israel at Encyclopædia Britannica


  • Geography of Israel at the Jewish Virtual Library


  • Localities Numbering 5,000 Residents and More at the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics


  • Localities of Israel at Curlie













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