The
Central District (
Hebrew מחוז המרכז,
Meḥoz haMerkaz) of
Israel is one of
six administrative districts, including most of the
Sharon region. The district capital is
Ramla. It is further divided into 4 sub-districts Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon and Rehovot. The district's largest city is
Rishon LeZion. Its population as of 2008 was 1,730,500. According to the Israeli Central Beurau of statistics 88% of the population is
Jewish, 8.2% is
Arab, and 4% are not classified (most are
former Soviet Union immigrants of partially Jewish Nationality or family relationship).
[1]span id="coordinates">Coordinates 31°56′N 34°52′E / 31.933°N 34.867°E / 31.933; 34.867
