List of cities in Israel

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This article lists the 73 localities in Israel that the Israeli Ministry of Interior has designated as a city council. It excludes the 4 Israeli settlements in the West Bank designated as cities, but occupied East Jerusalem is included within 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 Interior Ministry when its population exceeds 20,000.{{cite web |url=http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/State/Democracy/Pages/Israeli%20Democracy%20-%20How%20does%20it%20work.aspx |title=Israeli Democracy: How Does It Work? |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=8 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622174411/http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/state/democracy/pages/israeli%20democracy%20-%20how%20does%20it%20work.aspx |archive-date=22 June 2013 }} 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

As for 2022, Israel has 18 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo. In all, there are 77 Israeli localities granted "municipalities" (or "city") status by the Ministry of the Interior, including four Israeli settlements in the West Bank.[http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/shnaton/templ_shnaton_e.html?num_tab=st02_22&CYear=2018 2.22 Localities and Population, by Municipal Status and District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017082054/http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/shnaton/templ_shnaton_e.html?num_tab=st02_22&CYear=2018 |date=17 October 2018 }}, 2018 Two more cities are planned: Kasif, a planned city to be built in the Negev, and Harish, originally a small town currently being built into a large city. 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 to be Palestinian territory held under Israeli occupation.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/issues/1682594.stm |title=Jerusalem: Crucible of the conflict |last=Symon |first=Fiona |date=4 December 2001 |work=BBC News Online |access-date=11 October 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.btselem.org/jerusalem |title=Background on East Jerusalem |date=8 July 2012 |publisher=B'Tselem |access-date=11 October 2012}} If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city with 452,000 residents after Jerusalem with 919,000; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city before West Jerusalem with around 350,000.

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

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Name

! class="unsortable" | Photo

! District

! data-sort-type="number" | First
settlement

! Population
estimate
{{Israel populations|Year}}{{Israel populations|reference}}

! Population
census
2008{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/census/census/pnimi_sub2_profiles_e.html?id_topic=11&id_subtopic=1&id_subtopic2=1 |title=Profiles by Locality |date=2008 |publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141952/http://www.cbs.gov.il/census/census/pnimi_sub2_profiles_e.html?id_topic=11&id_subtopic=1&id_subtopic2=1 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

! Change
2008–
–{{Israel populations|Year}}

! Area
{{km2}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2004/excel/p_excel.xls |title=2004 local government profile |access-date=17 August 2007 |publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |language=he |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207125031/http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2004/excel/p_excel.xls |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}

! Density
/{{km2}}{{cite report |date=6 September 2017 |title=Population and Density per Sq. Km. in Localities Numbering 5,000 Residents and More on 31.12.2016 |url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/shnaton/templ_shnaton_e.html?num_tab=st02_24&CYear=2017 |publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=12 January 2018}}

! Socio-
economic
index{{cite report |title=SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDEX 2013 OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF HEBREW NAMES |url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/hodaot2016n/24_16_330t2.pdf |publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093008/http://www.cbs.gov.il/hodaot2016n/24_16_330t2.pdf |archive-date=13 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Acre{{refn|group=cbs|Akko}}

| 140px

| North

| {{sort

2000| Bronze Age}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Akko}}|46100|invert=on}}

| 13.5

| 3,362.0

| −0.395

Afula

| 140px

| North

| {{sort

1900| Bronze Age}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Afula}}|40200|invert=on}}

| 26.9

| 1,611.7

| −0.028

Arad

| 140px

| South

| 1962

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Arad}}|23400|invert=on}}

| 93.1

| 195.9

| 0.287

Arraba{{refn|group=cbs|Arrabe}}

| 140px

| North

| N/A

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Arrabe}}|20600|invert=on}}

| 8.25

| 3,097.1

| −0.945

Ashdod

| 140px

| South

| 1956{{refn|group=note| Tel Ashdod, remains of the ancient town, lies east of the modern city.}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ashdod}}|204300|invert=on}}

| 47.2

| 4,783.9

| −0.109

Ashkelon{{refn|group=cbs|Ashqelon}}

| 140px

| South

| {{sort

5000| Neolithic}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ashqelon}}|110600|invert=on}}

| 47.8

| 2,964.8

| -0.032

Baqa al-Gharbiyye

| 140px

| Haifa

| {{sort|1265| Middle Ages}}

| {{Israel populations|Baqa Al-gharbiyye}}

| N/A

| N/A

| 16.4

| 3,152.1

| −0.736

Bat Yam

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1926

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Bat Yam}}|130300|invert=on}}

| 8.2

| 15,758.4

| −0.025

Beersheba{{refn|group=cbs|Be'er Sheva}}

| 140px

| South

| 1900{{refn|group=note| Tel Be'er Sheva, remains of the ancient town, lies east of the modern city.}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Be'er Sheva}}|193400|invert=on}}

| 117.5

| 1,751.7

| 0.035

Beit She'an{{refn|group=cbs|Bet She'an}}

| 140px

| North

| {{sort

6000| Neolithic}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Bet She'an}}|16900|invert=on}}

| 7.3

| 2,379.9

| −0.277

Beit Shemesh{{refn|group=cbs|Bet Shemesh}}

| 140px

| Jerusalem

| 1950

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Bet Shemesh}}|72700|invert=on}}

| 34.3

| 2,866.6

| −1.149

Bnei Brak{{refn|group=cbs|Bene Beraq}}

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1924

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Bene Beraq}}|151800|invert=on}}

| 7.1

| 25,709.4

| −1.304

Dimona

| 140px

| South

| 1955

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Dimona}}|32400|invert=on}}

| 29.9

| 193.7

| −0.235

Eilat{{refn|group=cbs|Elat}}

| 140px

| South

| 1951

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Elat}}|47300|invert=on}}

| 84.8

| 509.6

| 0.247

El'ad

| 140px

| Center

| 1998

| {{change|{{Israel populations|El'ad}}|33900|invert=on}}

| 2.8

| 13,138.6

| −1.493

Giv'at Shmuel{{refn|group=cbs|Giv'at Shemu'el}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1944

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Giv'at Shemu'el}}|21000|invert=on}}

| 2.6

| 9,978.1

| 1.124

Givatayim{{refn|group=cbs|Giv'atayim}}

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1922

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Giv'atayim}}|52100|invert=on}}

| 3.3

| 18,058.2

| 1.417

Hadera

| 140px

| Haifa

| 1891

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Hadera}}|79400|invert=on}}

| 49.4

| 1,809.2

| 0.255

Haifa

| 140px

| Haifa

| {{sort|0| Antiquity}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Haifa}}|264300|invert=on}}

| 63.7

| 4,331.4

| 0.652

Herzliya{{refn|group=cbs|Herzliyya}}

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1924

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Herzliyya}}|86300|invert=on}}

| 21.6

| 4,291.0

| 1.373

Hod HaSharon

| 140px

| Center

| 1924

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Hod Hasharon}}|46300|invert=on}}

| 21.6

| 3,058.9

| 1.485

Holon

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1935

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Holon}}|176300|invert=on}}

| 18.9

| 10,017.7

| 0.509

Jerusalem

| 140px

| Jerusalem

| {{sort

3000| Neolithic}}
(East Jerusalem)
{{sort|1850|mid-1800s}}
(West Jerusalem)

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Jerusalem}}|759700|invert=on}}

| 125.2

| 7,014.1

| −0.802

Kafr Qasim{{refn|group=cbs|Kafar Qasem}}

| 140px

| Center

| {{sort|1850|19th century}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Kafar Qasem}}|18400|invert=on}}

| 8.7

| 2,391.5

| −0.841

Karmiel{{refn|group=cbs|Karmi'el}}

| 140px

| North

| 1964

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Karmi'el}}|44200|invert=on}}

| 19.2

| 2,056.3

| 0.309

Kfar Saba{{refn|group=cbs|Kefar Sava}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1903

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Kefar Sava}}|82800|invert=on}}

| 14.2

| 6,831.0

| 1.191

Kfar Yona{{refn|group=cbs|Kefar Yona}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1932

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Kefar Yona}}|16500|invert=on}}

| 11.0

| 1,962.4

| 0.786

Kiryat Ata{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Atta}}

| 140px

| Haifa

| 1925

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Atta}}|50400|invert=on}}

| 16.7

| 3,253.0

| 0.249

Kiryat Bialik{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Bialik}}

| 140px

| Haifa

| 1934

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Bialik}}|37200|invert=on}}

| 8.2

| 4,650.1

| 0.567

Kiryat Gat{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Gat}}

| 140px

| South

| 1954

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Gat}}|47500|invert=on}}

| 16.3

| 3,328.2

| −0.378

Kiryat Malakhi{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Mal'akhi}}

| 140px

| South

| 1950

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Mal'akhi}}|20500|invert=on}}

| 4.6

| 4,741.2

| −0.594

Kiryat Motzkin{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Motzkin}}

| 140px

| Haifa

| 1934

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Motzkin}}|38100|invert=on}}

| 3.8

| 10,612.0

| 0.590

Kiryat Ono{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Ono}}

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1939

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Ono}}|30000|invert=on}}

| 4.1

| 8,557.8

| 1.513

Kiryat Shmona{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Shemona}}

| 140px

| North

| 1949

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Shemona}}|23200|invert=on}}

| 14.2

| 1,595.8

| −0.014

Kiryat Yam{{refn|group=cbs|Qiryat Yam}}

| 140px

| Haifa

| 1941

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qiryat Yam}}|37700|invert=on}}

| 4.3

| 8,568.6

| 0.018

Lod

| 140px

| Center

| {{sort

5500| Neolithic}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Lod}}|69400|invert=on}}

| 12.2

| 6,078.3

| −0.448

Ma'alot-Tarshiha

| 140px

| North

| 1963

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ma'alot-tarshiha}}|20600|invert=on}}

| 6.8

| 2,303.0

| 0.024

Migdal HaEmek{{refn|group=cbs|Migdal HaEmeq}}

| 140px

| North

| 1953

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Migdal Haemeq}}|23900|invert=on}}

| 7.6

| 2,876.6

| −0.273

Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
{{refn|group=cbs|Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1985

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Modi'in-makkabbim-re'ut}}|69300|invert=on}}

| 50.2

| 1,862.5

| 1.351

Nahariya{{refn|group=cbs|Nahariyya}}

| 140px

| North

| 1935

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Nahariyya}}|51300|invert=on}}

| 10.2

| 4,941.8

| 0.436

Nazareth

| 140px

| North

| {{sort

2200| Bronze Age}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Nazareth}}|71700|invert=on}}

| 14.1

| 5,357.9

| −0.558

Nesher

| 140px

| Haifa

| 1923

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Nesher}}|23300|invert=on}}

| 12.8

| 1,828.9

| 0.783

Ness Ziona{{refn|group=cbs|Nes Ziyyona}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1883

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Nes Ziyyona}}|36100|invert=on}}

| 15.6

| 3,071.5

| 1.265

Netanya

| 140px

| Center

| 1929

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Netanya}}|180100|invert=on}}

| 29.0

| 6,807.7

| 0.240

Netivot

| 140px

| South

| 1956

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Netivot}}|26100|invert=on}}

| 5.6

| 2,874.7

| −0.760

Nof HaGalil

| 140px

| North

| 1957

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Nazerat Illit}}|41400|invert=on}}

| 32.5

| 1,224.4

| 0.055

Ofakim{{refn|group=cbs|Ofaqim}}

| 140px

| South

| 1955

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ofaqim}}|24000|invert=on}}

| 10.3

| 2,565.0

| −0.757

Or Akiva{{refn|group=cbs|Or Aqiva}}

| 140px

| Haifa

| 1951

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Or Aqiva}}|16000|invert=on}}

| 3.5

| 3,165.3

| −0.097

Or Yehuda

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1955

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Or Yehuda}}|33900|invert=on}}

| 5.1

| 5,477.7

| 0.133

Petah Tikva{{refn|group=cbs|Petah Tiqwa}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1878

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Petah Tiqwa}}|200300|invert=on}}

| 35.9

| 6,626.5

| 0.655

Qalansawe

| 140px

| Center

| {{sort|1000| Middle Ages}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Qalansawe}}|18200|invert=on}}

| 8.4

| 2,603.2

| −1.011

Ra'anana{{refn|group=cbs|Ra'annana}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1922

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ra'annana}}|68300|invert=on}}

| 14.9

| 4,833.8

| 1.462

Rahat

| 140px

| South

| 1972

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Rahat}}|50000|invert=on}}

| 19.6

| 3,283.9

| −1.848

Ramat Gan

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1921

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ramat Gan}}|143600|invert=on}}

| 13.2

| 9,376.1

| 1.041

Ramat HaSharon

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| 1923

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ramat Hasharon}}|39000|invert=on}}

| 16.8

| 2,708.3

| 1.796

Ramla

| 140px

| Center

| {{sort|700|8th century}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Ramla}}|65700|invert=on}}

| 11.9

| 6,252.2

| −0.333

Rehovot

| 140px

| Center

| 1890

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Rehovot}}|111100|invert=on}}

| 23.0

| 5,712.4

| 0.629

Rishon LeZion{{refn|group=cbs|Rishon LeZiyyon}}

| 140px

| Center

| 1882

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Rishon Leziyyon}}|226800|invert=on}}

| 58.7

| 4,212.6

| 0.886

Rosh HaAyin

| 140px

| Center

| 1949

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Rosh Haayin}}|37900|invert=on}}

| 24.4

| 2,868.0

| 0.578

Safed{{refn|group=cbs|Zefat}}

| 140px

| North

| {{sort

1300| Bronze Age}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Zefat}}|29600|invert=on}}

| 29.2

| 1,123.5

| −1.011

Sakhnin

| 140px

| North

| {{sort

1500| Bronze Age}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Sakhnin}}|25100|invert=on}}

| 9.8

| 3,062.2

| −0.740

Sderot{{refn|group=cbs|Sederot}}

| 140px

| South

| 1951

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Sederot}}|20700|invert=on}}

| 4.5

| 3,788.0

| −0.223

Shefa-'Amr{{refn|group=cbs|Shefar'am}}

| 140px

| North

| {{sort

3000| Bronze Age}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Shefar'am}}|35700|invert=on}}

| 19.8

| 2,065.0

| −0.784

Tamra

| 140px

| North

| N/A

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Tamra}}|28100|invert=on}}

| 29.3

| 1,118.1

| −0.983

Tayibe

| 140px

| Center

| N/A

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Tayibe}}|35700|invert=on}}

| 18.7

| 2,198.7

| −0.878

Tel Aviv-Yafo

| 140px

| Tel Aviv

| {{sort

8000| Neolithic}}
(Jaffa)
{{sort|1887|1887}}
(Neve Tzedek)

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Tel Aviv - Yafo}}|402600|invert=on}}

| 51.8

| 8,473.0

| 1.221

Tiberias

| 140px

| North

| 20

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Tiberias}}|41600|invert=on}}

| 10.9

| 2,663.5

| −0.379

Tira{{refn|group=cbs|Tire}}

| 140px

| Center

| N/A

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Tire}}|22200|invert=on}}

| 11.9

| 2,128.7

| −0.469

Tirat Carmel{{refn|group=cbs|Tirat Karmel}}

| 140px

| Haifa

| N/A

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Tirat Karmel}}|18600|invert=on}}

| 5.6

| 3,425.4

| −0.138

Umm al-Fahm

| 140px

| Haifa

| N/A

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Umm Al-fahm}}|45000|invert=on}}

| 22.3

| 2,053.4

| −1.294

Yavne

| 140px

| Center

| {{sort

2500| Bronze Age}}

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Yavne}}|32800|invert=on}}

| 10.7

| 2,690.9

| 0.455

Yehud-Monosson

| 140px

| Center

| N/A

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Yehud}}|26200|invert=on}}

| 5.0

| 5,862.3

| 1.034

Yokneam Illit{{refn|group=cbs|Yoqne'am Illit}}

| 140px

| North

| 1950

| {{change|{{Israel populations|Yoqne'am Illit}}|19000|invert=on}}

| 7.4

| 2,649.1

| 0.800

See also

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