Gush Dan

The Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area (), cried Gush Dan () an aw, is a metropolitan area includin auries frae baith the Tel Aviv an the Central Districts o Israel. The area is closely linked tae the ceety o Tel Aviv throu social, economic, an cultural ties. It is locatit alang the Israeli Mediterranean coastline. The Tel Aviv metropolitan area is the lairgest metropolitan aurie in Israel an consists an estimatit population o 3,206,400 residents, 95% o whom (3,000,000) are Israeli Jews.  It hooses aboot 42% o Israel's population.

 Cities in the Gush Dan 
Population as o the end o 2009:http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2010/table3.pdf

Ower 300,000

Tel Aviv 403,700

Ower 200,000

Rishon LeZion 228,200
Petah Tikva 209,600
Ashdod 206,400

Ower 100,000

Holon 184,700
Netanya 183,200
Bnei Brak 154,400
Ramat Gan 145,000
Bat Yam 130,000
Rehovot 112,700

Ower 50,000

Herzliya 87,000
Kfar Saba 83,600
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut 72,700
Lod 69,800
Ra'anana 68,300
Ramla 65,800
Giv'atayim 53,000

Ower 10,000

Hod HaSharon, 
Modi'in Illit,
Rosh HaAyin,
Ramat HaSharon,
Ness Ziona,
El'ad,
Yavne,
Kiryat Ono,
Yehud-Monosson,
Tira,
Giv'at Shmuel,
Kafr Qasim,
Qalansawe,
Be'er Ya'akov,
Even Yehuda,
Gan Yavne,
Ganei Tikva,
Gedera,
Giv'at Shmuel,
Jaljulia,
Kfar Yona,
Kiryat Ekron,
Kokhav Ya'ir,
Mazkeret Batya,
Shoham,
Tel Mond,
Tzoran-Kadima

 Metropolitan rings 
Israel Central Bureau o Statistics divides the Tel Aviv metropolitan aurie intae fower:
+Metropolitan rings in the Tel Aviv metropolitan aurie Metropolitan ring Localities Population (2009 census) Population density(per km²) Annual Populationgrowthe rate Tot Jews an ithers1 Jews  Arabs  Core2 1 392,500 375,100 358,600 17,300 7,576.6 0.6% Inner Ring3 13 834,600 833,600 787,900 1,000 6,931.7 1.0%   Northren Section 4 125,100 125,000 121,500 100 2,936.9 1.0%   Eastren Section 5 398,800 398,600 388,100 200 9,921.1 1.3%   Soothren Section 4 310,600 310,000 278,300 700 8,261.5 0.5% Middle Ring4 31  1,004,400 971,400 923,300 33,000 3,452.6 1.7%   Northren Section 6 205,200 205,000 199,400 200 3,922.9 1.3%   Eastren Section 8 258,500 258,400 243,000 100 3,790.0 2.5%   Soothren Section 17 540,700 508,000 480,800 32,700 3,175.0 1.5% Ooter Ring5 206 975,100 863,400 826,400 111,600 929.0 2.6%   Northren Section 95 406,300 324,600 311,200 81,600 1,051.2 2.2%   Eastren Section 47 225,400 195,800 193,900 29,600 802.0 3.9%   Soothren Section 64 343,300 343,000 321,300 400 898.8 2.2% Tot 251 3,206,400 3,043,500 2,896,200 163,000 2,119.7 1.7%

Notes
 1 The population o "Jews an others" includes Israeli Jews, non-Arab Christians an those no clessifee'd bi religion.
 2 The core aurie includes the ceety o Tel Aviv.
 3 The inner ring includes the ceeties Bat Yam, Holon, Ramat HaSharon, Ramat Gan, Giv'atayim, Bnei Brak, Herzliya, Or Yehuda, Giv'at Shmuel an Kiryat Ono, as well as a multitude o smawer towns (local cooncils).
 4 The middle ring includes the ceeties Petah Tikva, Ra'anana, Rishon LeZion, Hod HaSharon, Kfar Saba, Yehud, Ramla, Lod, Rosh HaAyin, Ness Ziona an Rehovot, as well as mony smawer touns (local cooncils).
 5 The ooter ring includes the ceeties Tayibe, Netanya, Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Ashdod , as well as mony smawer touns (local cooncils).


References

Category:Regions o Israel
Category:Tel Aviv
Category:Metropolitan auries o Israel