Subdistricts of Israel

Israel is divided into districts, which are subdivided into subdistricts. The table below shows the subdistricts of Israel.

SubdistrictHASCCenPopulation
AcreIL.HZ.AK24435,300
AshqelonIL.HD.AS61364,500
BeershebaIL.HD.BS62449,000
GolanIL.HZ.GO2932,500
HaderaIL.HA.HD32267,200
HaifaIL.HA.HF31507,700
JerusalemIL.JM.JM11701,700
JezreelIL.HZ.JZ23361,000
KinneretIL.HZ.KN2286,500
Petah TiqwaIL.HM.PT42446,800
RamlaIL.HM.RM43190,800
RehobothIL.HM.RH44375,800
SharonIL.HM.SH41294,500
Tel AvivIL.TA.TA511,140,000
ZefatIL.HZ.ZF2186,600
  • Subdistrict: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are districts
    that have no subdistricts.
  • HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes.
    The middle two letters identify the district. For key,
    see Districts of Israel page.
  • Cen: Subdistrict code used by census. First digit
    identifies the district.
  • Population: 1997-12-31 estimate. Source: Statistical
    Abstract of Israel, Central Bureau of Statistics.

Change history:

1981-12-14: Golan occupied territory became a subdistrict. (The legality of this change would naturally be disputed by some parties.)

Other names of subdivisions:

Variants are usually alternate transliterations from Hebrew.
Acre: Akko (variant)
Ashqelon: Ascalon, Askalon (variant)
Beersheba: Be'er Sheva (variant); Bir es Saba (Arabic)
Haifa: Hefa (variant)
Jerusalem: Al-Quds (Arabic); Gerusalemme (Italian); Jérusalem (French); Jerusalém (Portuguese); Jerusalén (Spanish); Yerushalayim (variant)
Jezreel: Yizre'el (variant)
Kinneret: Named for Yam Kinneret, the modern Hebrew name for the Sea of Galilee. This body of water has also been called Lake Tiberias or Lake Genessaret.
Petah Tiqwa: Petah Tikva (variant)
Ramla: Ar-Ramlah (Arabic); Ramle (variant)
Rehoboth: Rehovot, Rehvat (variant)
Zefat: Safad, Safed (variant)

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