List of cities in Israel

Jerusalem

Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Haifa

Rishon LeZion

Ashdod

Beersheba

Petah Tikva

Netanya

Holon

Bnei Brak

Bat Yam

Ramat Gan

Ashkelon

Rehovot

Israeli cities in this list are the cities in Israel, and Israeli settlements with city status in the occupied West Bank; 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 Israeli 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.

List

Israel has 14 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem at over 500,000 (including occupied East Jerusalem), and Tel Aviv.^[2] In all, there are 76 Israeli municipalities granted "city" status by the Ministry of the Interior. Two more cities are planned: Kasif, a planned city to be built in the Negev, which is planned to hold a population of 50,000, before ultimately doubling, and Harish, a small town to be expanded into a city of 50,000.

The list includes four Israeli settlements in the West Bank, an area outside of sovereign Israeli territory. The United Nations Security Council,^[3] the United Nations General Assembly,^[4] the International Court of Justice,^[5] and the International Committee of the Red Cross^[6] refer to it as Occupied Palestinian Territory. 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.^[7][8]

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

English name	Hebrew	Arabic	District	Population estimate, 2014[9]	Census, 2008[10]	Change	Area, km²[11]	Density per km²	Socio- economic index[12]
Acre^a[›]	עכו	عكا	North	47,500	46,100	+3.04%	13.5	3,357.9	−0.381
Afula	עפולה	العفولة	North	43,800	40,200	+8.96%	26.9	1,461.3	−0.054
Arad	ערד	عراد	South	24,200	23,400	+3.42%	93.1	235.8	0.223
Ariel^b[›]	אריאל	أريأل	Judea & Samaria (West Bank)^c[›]	18,400	17,500	+5.14%	14.7	1,259.1	0.244
Ashdod	אשדוד	أشدود	South	218,000	204,300	+6.71%	47.2	4,688.8	−0.104
Ashkelon^d[›]	אשקלון	عسقلان	South	126,800	110,600	+14.65%	47.8	2,681.6	0.015
Baqa al-Gharbiyye	באקה-אל-ע'רביה	باقة الغربية	Haifa	27,500	N/A	N/A	16.4	2,995.7	−0.872
Bat Yam	בת ים	بات يام	Tel Aviv	128,500	130,300	−1.38%	8.2	15,696.9	−0.040
Beersheba^e[›]	באר שבע	بئر السبع	South	201,100	193,400	+3.98%	117.5	1,696.9	0.172
Beit She'an^f[›]	בית שאן	بيسان	North	17,300	16,900	+2.37%	7.3	2,357.3	−0.336
Beit Shemesh^g[›]	בית שמש	بيت شيمش	Jerusalem	98,100	72,700	+34.94%	34.3	2,695.0	−0.705
Beitar Illit	ביתר עילית	بيتار عيليت	Judea & Samaria (West Bank)^c[›]	46,900	32,900	+42.55%	6.8	6602.9	−1.659
Bnei Brak^h[›]	בני ברק	بني براك	Tel Aviv	178,300	151,800	+17.46%	7.1	23,425.9	−0.869
Dimona	דימונה	ديمونة	South	33,200	32,400	+2.47%	29.9	192.1	−0.212
Eilat^j[›]	אילת	إيلات	South	48,900	47,300	+3.38%	84.8	487.6	0.223
El'ad	אלעד	أيلعاد	Center	43,600	33,900	+28.61%	2.8	12,205.6	−1.212
Giv'at Shmuel	גבעת שמואל	جفعات شموئيل	Center	24,700	21,000	+17.62%	2.6	9,508.2	1.371
Givatayim	גבעתיים	جفعاتايم	Tel Aviv	56,800	52,100	+9.02%	3.3	17,376.0	1.497
Hadera	חדרה	الخضيرة	Haifa	86,800	79,400	+9.32%	49.4	1,684.9	0.288
Haifa	חיפה	حيفا	Haifa	277,100	264,300	+4.84%	63.7	4,232.0	0.770
Herzliya^k[›]	הרצליה	هرتسليا	Tel Aviv	90,700	86,300	+5.10%	21.6	4,134.6	1.304
Hod HaSharon	הוד השרון	هود هشارون	Center	54,100	46,300	+16.85%	21.6	2,722.7	1.539
Holon	חולון	حولون	Tel Aviv	187,300	176,300	+6.24%	18.9	9,835.3	0.389
Jerusalem	ירושלים	أورشليم, القدس	Jerusalem	849,800	759,700	+11.86%	125.2	6,643.1	−0.365
Kafr Qasim^m[›]	כפר קאסם	كفر قاسم	Center	21,400	18,400	+16.30%	8.7	2,404.4	−0.944
Karmiel^l[›]	כרמיאל	كرميئيل	North	44,600	44,200	+0.90%	19.2	2,050.1	0.381
Kfar Saba^o[›]	כפר סבא	كفار سابا	Center	94,200	82,800	+13.77%	14.2	6,328.6	1.070
Kfar Yona	כפר יונה	كفار يونا	Center	21,200	16,500	+28.48%	11.0	1,812.1	0.881
Kiryat Ata^p[›]	קריית אתא	كريات آتا	Haifa	54,300	50,400	+7.74%	16.7	3,266.3	0.161
Kiryat Bialik^q[›]	קריית ביאליק	كريات بياليك	Haifa	39,000	37,200	+4.84%	8.2	4,799.8	0.511
Kiryat Gat^r[›]	קריית גת	كريات جات	South	50,600	47,500	+6.53%	16.3	3,264.4	−0.375
Kiryat Malakhi^s[›]	קריית מלאכי	كريات ملاخي	South	21,300	20,500	+3.90%	4.6	4,651.4	−0.587
Kiryat Motzkin^t[›]	קריית מוצקין	كريات موتسكين	Haifa	39,200	38,100	+2.89%	3.8	10,229.0	0.607
Kiryat Ono^u[›]	קריית אונו	كريات أونو	Tel Aviv	36,600	30,000	+22.00%	4.1	7,893.9	1.205
Kiryat Shmona^v[›]	קריית שמונה	كريات شمونة	North	23,100	23,200	−0.43%	14.2	1,614.0	−0.006
Kiryat Yam^w[›]	קריית ים	كريات يام	Haifa	38,900	37,700	+3.18%	4.3	8,416.2	0.019
Lod	לוד	اللد	Center	72,200	69,400	+4.03%	12.2	5,923.8	−0.295
Ma'ale Adumim	מעלה אדומים	معلي أدوميم	Judea & Samaria (West Bank)^c[›]	37,400	33,600	+11.31%	49.2	682.9	0.056
Ma'alot-Tarshiha	מעלות-תרשיחא	معالوت ترشيحا	North	21,200	20,600	+2.91%	6.8	2,322.1	−0.120
Migdal HaEmek^x[›]	מגדל העמק	مجدال هعيمق	North	24,800	23,900	+3.77%	7.6	3,263.6	−0.123
Modi'in Illit	מודיעין עילית	موديعين عيليت	Judea & Samaria (West Bank)^c[›]	63,200	40,800	+54.90%	4.7	12,309.5	−1.678
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut^y[›]	מודיעין-מכבים-רעות	موديعين-مكابيم-ريعوت	Center	87,000	69,300	+25.54%	50.2	1,767.6	1.302
Nahariya^z[›]	נהריה	نهاريا	North	53,900	51,300	+5.07%	10.2	4,803.8	0.345
Nazareth	נצרת	الناصرة	North	74,600	71,700	+4.04%	14.1	5,240.2	−0.671
Nazareth Illit^aa[›]	נצרת עילית	الناصرة العليا	North	40,300	41,400	−2.66%	32.5	1,233.5	−0.007
Nesher	נשר	نيشر	Haifa	23,500	23,300	+0.86%	12.8	1,801.0	0.745
Ness Ziona^ab[›]	נס ציונה	نيس تسيونا	Center	45,800	36,100	+26.87%	15.6	2,855.4	0.834
Netanya	נתניה	نتانيا	Center	202,400	180,100	+12.38%	29.0	6,774.6	0.234
Netivot	נתיבות	نتيفوت	South	30,300	26,100	+16.09%	5.6	2,915.0	−0.761
Ofakim^ac[›]	אופקים	أوفاكيم	South	25,300	24,000	+5.42%	10.3	2,449.1	−0.762
Or Akiva^ad[›]	אור עקיבא	أور عكيفا	Haifa	16,800	16,000	+5.00%	3.5	2,987.6	−0.323
Or Yehuda	אור יהודה	أور يهودا	Tel Aviv	35,900	33,900	+5.90%	5.1	5,327.8	−0.100
Petah Tikva^ae[›]	פתח תקווה	بيتح تكفا	Center	225,400	200,300	+12.53%	35.9	6,145.0	0.603
Qalansawe	קלנסווה	قلنسوة	Center	21,000	18,200	+15.38%	8.4	2,456.3	−1.358
Ra'anana	רעננה	رعنانا	Center	70,200	68,300	+2.78%	14.9	4,691.4	1.496
Rahat	רהט	رهط	South	60,400	50,000	+20.80%	19.6	2,990.2	−1.390
Ramat Gan	רמת גן	رمات غان	Tel Aviv	150,900	143,600	+5.08%	13.2	9,109.9	0.986
Ramat HaSharon	רמת השרון	رمات هشارون	Tel Aviv	44,000	39,000	+12.82%	16.8	2,633.8	1.824
Ramla	רמלה	الرملة	Center	72,300	65,700	+10.05%	11.9	5,757.7	−0.516
Rehovot	רחובות	رحوفوت	Center	128,900	111,100	+16.02%	23.0	5,405.6	0.694
Rishon LeZion^af[›]	ראשון לציון	ريشون لتسيون	Center	240,700	226,800	+6.13%	58.7	4,047.7	0.616
Rosh HaAyin	ראש העין	رأس العين	Center	42,200	37,900	+11.35%	24.4	2,691.3	0.487
Safed^ag[›]	צפת	صفد	North	32,900	29,600	+11.15%	29.2	1,109.4	−0.465
Sakhnin	סח'נין	سخنين	North	28,600	25,100	+13.94%	9.8	2,893.5	−1.100
Sderot^ah[›]	שדרות	سديروت	South	22,500	20,700	+8.70%	4.5	3,451.7	−0.373
Shefa-'Amr (Shfar'am)^ai[›]	שפרעם	شفا عمرو	North	39,200	35,700	+9.80%	19.8	1,971.9	−0.854
Tamra	טמרה	طمرة	North	31,700	28,100	+12.81%	29.3	1,065.9	−0.941
Tayibe	טייבה	الطيبة	Center	40,200	35,700	+12.61%	18.7	2,093.2	−0.853
Tel Aviv^aj[›]	תל אביב	تل أبيب يافا	Tel Aviv	426,100	402,600	+5.84%	51.8	8,087.0	1.083
Tiberias	טבריה	طبريا	North	42,300	41,600	+1.68%	10.9	2,615.3	−0.354
Tira	טירה	الطيرة	Center	24,400	22,200	+9.91%	11.9	2,025.5	−0.835
Tirat Carmel^ak[›]	טירת כרמל	طيرة الكرمل	Haifa	18,900	18,600	+1.61%	5.6	3,163.5	−0.242
Umm al-Fahm	אום אל-פחם	أم الفحم	Haifa	51,400	45,000	+14.22%	22.3	1,950.1	−1.315
Yavne	יבנה	يبنة	Center	39,700	32,800	+21.04%	10.7	2,230.8	0.240
Yehud	יהוד-מונוסון	يهود مونوسون	Center	28,500	26,200	+8.78%	5.0	5,633.2	0.758
Yokneam	יקנעם	يوقنعم	North	21,100	19,000	+11.05%	7.4	2,539.8	0.652

See also

• Arab localities in Israel
• Chronology of Aliyah in modern times
• City council (Israel)
• Demographics of Israel
• Development town
• Districts of Israel
• Four Holy Cities
• Geography of Israel
• Housing in Israel
• Jewish population by urban areas
• List of cities administered by the State of Palestine
• List of Israeli settlements with city status in the West Bank
• List of Israeli twin towns and sister cities
• List of kibbutzim
• List of moshavim shitufiim
• List of villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict
• Population displacements in Israel after 1948
• Population statistics for Israeli Gaza Strip settlements
• Population statistics for Israeli West Bank settlements

Notes

• ^ a: CBS spelling: Akko
  
• ^ b: CBS spelling: Ari'el
  
• ^ c: These cities are located in the West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
• ^ d: CBS spelling: Ashqelon
  
• ^ e: CBS spelling: Be'er Sheva
  
• ^ f: CBS spelling: Bet She'an
  
• ^ g: CBS spelling: Bet Shemesh
  
• ^ h: CBS spelling: Bene Beraq
  
• ^ i: CBS spelling: Ir Karmel
  
• ^ j: CBS spelling: Elat
  
• ^ k: CBS spelling: Herzliyya
  
• ^ l: CBS spelling: Karmi'el
  
• ^ m: CBS spelling:Kafar Qasem
  
• ^ o: CBS spelling: Kefar Sava
  
• ^ p: CBS spelling: Qiryat Atta
  
• ^ q: CBS spelling: Qiryat Bialik
  
• ^ r: CBS spelling: Qiryat Gat
  
• ^ s: CBS spelling: Qiryat Mal'akhi
  
• ^ t: CBS spelling: Qiryat Motzkin
  
• ^ u: CBS spelling: Qiryat Ono
  
• ^ v: CBS spelling: Qiryat Shemona
  
• ^ w: CBS spelling: Qiryat Yam
  
• ^ x: CBS spelling: Migdal HaEmeq
  
• ^ y: CBS spelling: Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut
  
• ^ z: CBS spelling: Nahariyya
  
• ^ aa: CBS spelling: Nazerat Illit
  
• ^ ab: CBS spelling: Nes Ziyyona
  
• ^ ac: CBS spelling: Ofaqim
  
• ^ ad: CBS spelling: Or Aqiva
  
• ^ ae: CBS spelling: Petah Tiqwa
  
• ^ af: CBS spelling: Rishon LeZiyyon
  
• ^ ag: CBS spelling: Zefat
  
• ^ ah: CBS spelling: Sderot
  
• ^ ai: CBS spelling: Shefar'am
  
• ^ aj: CBS spelling: Tel Aviv-Yafo
  
• ^ ak: CBS spelling: Tirat Karmel
  

References

1. "Israeli Democracy: How Does It Work?". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
2. "Inventory of World Cities". Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
3. Resolution 446, Resolution 465, Resolution 484, among others
4. "Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories". United Nations. December 17, 2003. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
5. "Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". International Court of Justice. July 9, 2004. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
6. "Implementation of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Palestinian territories: history of a multilateral process (1997-2001)". International Review of the Red Cross. International Committee of the Red Cross. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
7. Symon, Fiona (4 December 2001). "Jerusalem: Crucible of the conflict". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
8. "Background on East Jerusalem". B'Tselem. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
9. "Population and Density per Sq. Km. in Localities Numbering 5,000 Residents and More" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
10. "Profiles by Locality". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
11. "2004 local government profile" (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
12. "2008 SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDEX OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF HEBREW NAMES, AND VARIABLES USED IN THE COMPUTATION OF THE INDEX" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

External links

• Cities in Israel at the Israel Tourism Ministry
• 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 DMOZ