Beersheba metropolitan area

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|population_total=377100

|population_as_of=2016

|population_density_km2 = 556.8

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Beersheba metropolitan area ({{langx|he|מטרופולין באר שבע}}) is a metropolitan area in Israel that encompasses the Beersheba and Southern Districts of Israel. It is located in the Negev desert and constitutes the fourth largest metropolitan area in the country, with an estimated population of over 377,100.

Metropolitan rings

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics divides the Beersheba metropolitan area into two areas:

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rowspan="2"\|Metropolitan ring !rowspan="2"\|Localities !colspan="4"\|Population (2016 estimate) !rowspan="2"\|Population density (per km²) !rowspan="2"\|Annual Population growth rate
Total !Jews and others¹ !Thereof: Jews !Arabs
Core² \|1 \|205,800 \|200,800 \|180,300 \|5,000 \|1,752 \|1.1%
Outer Ring³ \|32 \|171,300 \|38,300 \|37,700 \|133,000 \|306 \|3.4%
Northern Section \|12 \|90,000 \|12,700 \|12,400 \|77,300 \|292 \|3.4%
Eastern Section \|8 \|71,500 \|15,800 \|15,500 \|55,800 \|562.3 \|3.5%
Western Section \|12 \|9,800 \|9,800 \|9,700 \|0 \|78.6 \|3.6%
Total \|33 \|377,100 \|239,000 \|217,900 \|138,100 \|556.8 \|2.1%

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|+Metropolitan rings in the Beersheba metropolitan area{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/shnaton68/st02_25.pdf|title=Localities, Population and Density per sq. km. by Metropolitan Area, Rings and Sections, 2016|publisher=CBS|accessdate=2018-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127092717/http://www.cbs.gov.il/shnaton68/st02_25.pdf|archive-date=2018-01-27|url-status=dead}}

rowspan="2"|Metropolitan ring

!rowspan="2"|Localities

!colspan="4"|Population (2016 estimate)

!rowspan="2"|Population density
(per km²)

!rowspan="2"|Annual Population
growth rate

Total

!Jews and others¹

!Thereof: Jews

!Arabs

Core²

|205,800

|200,800

|180,300

|5,000

|1,752

|1.1%

Outer Ring³

|32

|171,300

|38,300

|37,700

|133,000

|306

|3.4%

Northern Section

|12

|90,000

|12,700

|12,400

|77,300

|292

|3.4%

Eastern Section

|71,500

|15,800

|15,500

|55,800

|562.3

|3.5%

Western Section

|12

|9,800

|9,700

|78.6

|3.6%

Total

|33

|377,100

|239,000

|217,900

|138,100

|556.8

|2.1%

Notes

¹ The population of "Jews and others" incl. Jews, non-Arab Christians and those not classified by religion.
² Includes the city of Beersheba.
³ Includes the cities Rahat, the local councils Lehavim, Omer and Tel Sheva, as well as many smaller towns (local councils).

Transportation

=Transit=

Rail service connects the Beersheba metropolitan area with Ashkelon, Tel Aviv and Haifa. Bus service connects to Eilat, Ashkelon, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem.

=Major highways=

References

Category:Regions of Israel

Category:Beersheba

Category:Metropolitan areas of Israel

Category:Geography of Southern District (Israel)