The Central District (
Hebrew: מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז, Meḥoz haMerkaz;
Arabic: المنطقة الوسطى) of
Israel is one of
six administrative districts, including most of the
Sharon region. It is further divided into four sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon, and Rehovot. The district's largest city is
Rishon LeZion. The district's population as of 2017 was 2,115,800. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 88% of the population is
Jewish, 8.2% is
Arab, and 4% are "non-classified", being mostly
former Soviet Union immigrants of partial or nominal Jewish ethnic heritage or household members of Jews.[5]
^Orme, William A. Jr. "El Al at a Turning Point; A Mirror of Israel's Divisions Prepares to Go 49% Public", The New York Times (5 March 1999), p. C1 (New York edition)
1. Retrieved 15 February 2010.