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Israel has 14 cities with populations over 100,000, including the capital Jerusalem at over 500,000, and Tel Aviv, which is considered to be approaching global city status. In all, there are 75 Israeli municipalities granted "city" status by the Ministry of the Interior, the most recent addition being the Arab Israeli settlement of Kafr Qasim.
The list includes four cities in the West Bank, an area to which Israel has not applied its sovereignty. Under international law, the West Bank is considered to be, de jure, a territory not part of any state. The United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, the International Court of Justice, and the International Committee of the Red Cross refer to it as occupied by Israel. The area and population of Jerusalem includes that of East Jerusalem which is incorporated within its municipal borders, and is considered to have de jure annexation under the Jerusalem Law and is not recognized by the international community.
The following sortable table lists all Israeli cities by name, district, area, and population, according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics' 2009 census:
| Common name | District | Area (km²) | Hebrew | Arabic | Population (2009)n | Mayor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrea | North | 13.533 | עכו | عكا | 46,300 | Shimon Lancry |
| Afula | North | 26.909 | עפולה | العفولة | 40,500 | Avi Elkabetz |
| Arad | South | 93.140 | ערד | عراد | 23,400 | Gideon Bar-Lev |
| Arielb | Judea & Samariac | 14.677 | אריאל | أريأل | 17,600 | Ron Nachman |
| Ashdod | South | 47.242 | אשדוד | أشدود/إسدود | 206,400 | Yehiel Lasri |
| Ashkelond | South | 47.788 | אשקלון | أسكلون/عسقلان/المجدل | 111,900 | Benny Vaknin |
| Baqa-Jatt | Haifa | 16.392 | באקה-ג'ת | باقة جت | 34,300 | Yitzhak Veled |
| Bat Yam | Tel Aviv | 8.167 | בת ים | بات يام | 130,000 | Shlomo Lahiani |
| Beershebae | South | 52.903 | באר שבע | بئر السبع | 194,300 | Rubik Danilovich |
| Beit She'anf | North | 7.330 | בית שאן | بيسان | 16,900 | Jacky Levi |
| Beit Shemeshg | Jerusalem | 34.259 | בית שמש | بيت شيمش | 77,100 | Moshe Abutbul |
| Beitar Illit | Judea & Samariac | 6.801 | ביתר עילית | بيتار عيليت | 35,000 | Meir Rubenstein |
| Bnei Brakh | Tel Aviv | 7.088 | בני ברק | بني براك | 154,400 | Ya'akov Asher |
| Dimona | South | 29.877 | דימונה | ديمونة | 32,400 | Meir Cohen |
| Eilatj | South | 84.789 | אילת | إيلات/أم الرشراش | 47,400 | Meir Yitzhak Halevi |
| El'ad | Center | 2.756 | אלעד | أيلعاد | 36,300 | Yitzhak Idan |
| Giv'atayim | Tel Aviv | 3.246 | גבעתיים | جبعاتايم/جفعاتايم | 53,000 | Reuven Ben-Shahar |
| Giv'at Shmuel | Center | 2.579 | גבעת שמואל | 21,800 | Yossi Brodny | |
| Hadera | Haifa | 49.359 | חדרה | الخضيرة | 80,200 | Haim Avitan |
| Haifa | Haifa | 63.666 | חיפה | حيفا | 265,600 | Yona Yahav |
| Herzliyak | Tel Aviv | 21.585 | הרצליה | هرتسليا | 87,000 | Yael German |
| Hod HaSharon | Center | 21.585 | הוד השרון | هود هشارون | 47,200 | Hai Adiv |
| Holon | Tel Aviv | 18.927 | חולון | حولون | 184,700 | Moti Sasson |
| Jerusalem | Jerusalem | 125.156 | ירושלים | أورشليم, القدس | 773,600 | Nir Barkat |
| Karmiell | North | 19.188 | כרמיאל | كرميئيل | 44,100 | Adi Eldar |
| Kafr Qasimm | Center | 8.745 | כפר קאסם | كفر قاسم | 18,800 | Sami Issa |
| Kfar Sabao | Center | 14.169 | כפר סבא | كفار سابا | 83,600 | Yehuda Ben-Hemo |
| Kiryat Atap | Haifa | 16.706 | קריית אתא | كريات آتا | 50,700 | Ya'akov Peretz |
| Kiryat Bialikq | Haifa | 8.178 | קריית ביאליק | كريات بياليك | 37,300 | Eli Dokursky |
| Kiryat Gatr | South | 16.302 | קריית גת | كريات جات/كريات غات | 47,400 | Aviram Dahari |
| Kiryat Malakhis | South | 4.632 | קריית מלאכי | كريات ملاخي | 20,600 | Motti Malka |
| Kiryat Motzkint | Haifa | 3.778 | קריית מוצקין | كريات موتسكين | 38,000 | Haim Zuri |
| Kiryat Onou | Tel Aviv | 4.112 | קריית אונו | كريات أونو | 31,000 | Yossi Nishri |
| Kiryat Shmonav | North | 14.228 | קריית שמונה | كريات شمونة | 23,100 | Nissim Malka |
| Kiryat Yamw | Haifa | 4.339 | קריית ים | كريات يام | 37,700 | Shmuel Sisso |
| Lod | Center | 12.226 | לוד | اللد | 69,800 | Ilan Harari |
| Ma'ale Adumim | Judea & Samariac | 49.177 | מעלה אדומים | معلي أدوميم | 34,300 | Benny Kashriel |
| Ma'alot-Tarshiha | North | 6.832 | מעלות-תרשיחא | معالوت ترشيحا | 20,600 | Shlomo Bohbot |
| Migdal HaEmekx | North | 7.637 | מגדל העמק | مجدال هعيمق/مغدال هعيمق | 23,900 | Eliyahu Barda |
| Modi'in Illit | Judea & Samariac | 4.746 | מודיעין עילית | موديعين عيليت | 46,200 | Ya'akov Gutterman |
| Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'uty | Center | 50.176 | מודיעין-מכבים-רעות | موديعين-مكابيم-ريعوت | 72,700 | Haim Beebas |
| Nahariyaz | North | 10.233 | נהריה | نهاريا | 51,200 | Jacky Sabag |
| Nazareth | North | 14.123 | נצרת | الناصرة | 72,200 | Ramiz Jaraisy |
| Nazareth Illitaa | North | 32.521 | נצרת עילית | الناصرة العليا | 40,800 | Shimon Gapso |
| Nesher | Haifa | 12.790 | נשר | نيشر | 23,600 | David Amar |
| Ness Zionaab | Center | 15.579 | נס ציונה | نيس تسيونا | 38,100 | Yossi Shvo |
| Netanya | Center | 28.954 | נתניה | نتانيا | 183,200 | Miriam Feirberg |
| Netivot | South | 5.626 | נתיבות | نتيبوت/نتيفوت | 26,700 | Yehiel Zohar |
| Ofakimac | South | 10.273 | אופקים | أوفاكيم | 24,000 | Zvika Greengold |
| Or Akivaad | Haifa | 3.539 | אור עקיבא | أور عكيفا | 16,100 | Simha Yosipov |
| Or Yehuda | Tel Aviv | 5.141 | אור יהודה | أور يهودا | 34,400 | David Yosef |
| Petah Tikvaae | Center | 35.868 | פתח תקווה | بيتح تكفا | 209,600 | Yitzhak Ohayon |
| Qalansawe | Center | 8.417 | קלנסווה | قلنسوة | 18,700 | |
| Ra'anana | Center | 14.878 | רעננה | رعنانا | 68,300 | Nahum Hofree |
| Rahat | South | 19.586 | רהט | رهط | 51,700 | Talal al-Krenawi |
| Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv | 13.229 | רמת גן | رمات جان/رمات غان | 145,000 | Zvi Bar |
| Ramat HaSharon | Tel Aviv | 16.792 | רמת השרון | رمات هشارون | 40,600 | Yitzhak Rochberger |
| Ramla | Center | 11.854 | רמלה | الرملة | 65,800 | Yoel Lavi |
| Rehovot | Center | 23.041 | רחובות | رحوبوت/رحوفوت | 112,700 | Rahamim Malul |
| Rishon LeZionaf | Center | 58.704 | ראשון לציון | ريشون لتسيون | 228,200 | Dov Tzur |
| Rosh HaAyin | Center | 24.390 | ראש העין | رأس العين | 38,500 | Moshe Sinai |
| Safedag | North | 29.248 | צפת | صفد | 29,500 | Ilan Shohat |
| Sakhnin | North | 9.816 | סח'נין | سخنين | 25,700 | Mazen Ghnaim |
| Sderotah | South | 4.472 | שדרות | سديروت | 20,700 | David Buskila |
| Shefa-'Amr (Shfar'am)ai | North | 19.766 | שפרעם | شفا عمرو | 36,200 | Nahed Khazem |
| Tamra | North | 29.259 | טמרה | طمرة | 28,700 | Abu el-Hija Adel |
| Tayibe | Center | 18.662 | טייבה | الطيبة | 36,500 | Hemi Doron |
| Tel Avivaj | Tel Aviv | 51.788 | תל אביב | تل أبيب يافا | 403,700 | Ron Huldai |
| Tiberias | North | 10.872 | טבריה | طبريا | 41,300 | Zohar Oved |
| Tira | Center | 11.894 | טירה | الطيرة | 22,600 | Mamoun Abd-El Hay |
| Tirat Carmelak | Haifa | 5.601 | טירת כרמל | طيرة الكرمل | 18,600 | Aryeh Tal |
| Umm al-Fahm | Haifa | 22.253 | אום אל-פחם | أم الفحم | 46,100 | Khaled Aghbariyya |
| Yavne | Center | 10.700 | יבנה | يبنة | 33,000 | Zvi Gov-Ari |
| Yehud-Monosson | Center | 5.014 | יהוד-מונוסון | يهود مونوسون | 26,500 | Yossi Ben-David |
| Yokneam | North | 7.390 | יקנעם | يوقنعم | 19,100 | Simon Alfasi |
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