Demographics of Israel - Cities

Cities

Within Israel's system of local government, an urban municipality can be granted a city council by the Israeli Interior Ministry when its population exceeds 20,000. 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.

Largest cities or towns of Israel
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
Rank City name District Pop.

Jerusalem


Tel Aviv

 1 Jerusalem Jerusalem 780,200
Haifa


Rishon LeZion
2 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv 404,000
3 Haifa Haifa 266,900
4 Rishon LeZion Central 229,600
5 Petah Tikva Central 210,300
6 Ashdod Southern 208,500
7 Beersheba Southern 194,800
8 Netanya Central 185,000
9 Holon Tel Aviv 183,100
10 Bnei Brak Tel Aviv 156,700

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