The Tel Aviv District (; ) is one of the six administrative districts of Israel, with a population of 1.35 million residents. Despite being geographically smallest, it is the most densely populated district of Israel. It is 98.9% Jewish and 1.10% Arab (0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Christian).

thumb|Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Central districts.

The district's capital is Tel Aviv, one of the two largest cities in Israel and the country's economic, business and technological capital. The metropolitan area created by the Tel Aviv district and its neighboring cities is locally named Gush Dan.

It is the only one of the six districts not adjacent to either the West Bank or an international border, being surrounded on the north, east, and south by the Central District and on the west by the Mediterranean Sea. The population density of the Tel Aviv district is 7,259/km<sup>2</sup>.

Administrative local authorities

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  • Tel Aviv-Yafo
  • Bat Yam
  • Bnei Brak
  • Givatayim
  • Herzliya
  • Holon
  • Kiryat Ono
  • Or Yehuda
  • Ramat Gan
  • Ramat HaSharon

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  • Azor
  • Kfar Shmaryahu

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List of cities and towns in Tel Aviv district

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! Pop Rank

! Name

! Population

! Land Area<br>(Dunams)

! Founded

! City<br>Since

! Natural<br>Region

|-

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | Tel Aviv-Yafo

| align="center" | 438,818

| align="center" | 51,788

| align="center" | 1909

| align="center" | 1921<sup>A</sup><Br>1950<sup>B</sup>

| align="center" | Tel Aviv

|-

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | Holon

| align="center" | 190,838

| align="center" | 18,927

| align="center" | 1940

| align="center" | 1950

| align="center" | Holon

|-

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | Bnei Brak

| align="center" | 188,964

| align="center" | 7,343

| align="center" | 1924

| align="center" | 1950

| align="center" | Ramat Gan

|-

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | Ramat Gan

| align="center" | 153,674

| align="center" | 13,229

| align="center" | 1921

| align="center" | 1950

| align="center" | Ramat Gan

|-

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | Bat Yam

| align="center" | 129,100

| align="center" | 8,167

| align="center" | 1926

| align="center" | 1958

| align="center" | Holon

|-

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | Herzliya

| align="center" | 93,116

| align="center" | 21,850

| align="center" | 1924

| align="center" | 1960

| align="center" | Tel Aviv

|-

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | Giv'atayim

| align="center" | 58,509

| align="center" | 3,246

| align="center" | 1922

| align="center" | 1959

| align="center" | Ramat Gan

|-

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | Ramat HaSharon

| align="center" | 45,066

| align="center" | 16,792

| align="center" | 1923

| align="center" | 2002

| align="center" | Tel Aviv

|-

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | Kiryat Ono

| align="center" | 38,596

| align="center" | 4,112

| align="center" | 1939

| align="center" | 1992

| align="center" | Ramat Gan

|-

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | Or Yehuda

| align="center" | 36,536

| align="center" | 5,141

| align="center" | 1949

| align="center" | 1988

| align="center" | Ramat Gan

|-

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | Azor

| align="center" | 12,570

| align="center" | 2,415

| align="center" | 1948

|

| align="center" | Holon

|-

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | Kfar Shmaryahu

| align="center" | 1,911

| align="center" | 2,665

| align="center" | 1937

|

| align="center" | Tel Aviv

|-

| align="center" | 13

| align="center" | Glil Yam (Hof HaSharon RC)

| align="center" | 500

| align="center" | -

| align="center" | 1943

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| align="center" | Tel Aviv

|-

| align="center" | 14

| align="center" | Mikveh Israel

| align="center" | 432

| align="center" | 3,300

| align="center" | 1870

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| align="center" | Holon

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| colspan="7" align="left" |A 1921 Official establishment of Tel Aviv Municipality<Br>B 1950 Merger of municipalities of Tel Aviv and Jaffa

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See also

  • Districts of Israel
  • List of cities in Israel

References