Petah Tikva Subdistrict
Petah Tikva Subdistrict
נפת פתח תקווה قضاء بتاح تكفا | |
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Subdistrict | |
 Central District in blue, with Petah Tikva Subdistrict in dark blue | |
Interactive map of Petah Tikva Subdistrict | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 284 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 710,700 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 95.0% |
| • Arabs | 5.0% |
The Petah Tikva Subdistrict is one of Israel's subdistricts in the Central District. The principal city of this subdistrict, as the name implies, is Petah Tikva.
History
The subdistrict was created from an amalgamation of parts of Mandatory Palestine's Jaffa, Ramle, and Tulkarm Subdistricts.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 202,100 | — |
| 1983 | 294,800 | +45.9% |
| 1995 | 415,600 | +41.0% |
| 2008 | 602,680 | +45.0% |
| 2022 | 814,032 | +35.1% |
| 2024 | 838,354 | +3.0% |
Administrative local authorities
| Cities | Local Councils | Regional Councils |
|---|---|---|
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Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 49.4 percent of voters in the subdistrict voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 46.4 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 4.2 percent voted for the Arab parties.[4]
References
- ↑ "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
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