Ramla Subdistrict
Ramla Subdistrict
נפת רמלה قضاء الرملة | |
|---|---|
Subdistrict | |
 Central District in blue, with Ramla Subdistrict in dark blue | |
Interactive map of Ramla Subdistrict | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 339 km2 (131 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 335,600 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 88.4% |
| • Arabs | 11.6% |
The Ramla Subdistrict is one of Israel's subdistricts in the Central District.[2] There are three principal cities in the subdistrict: Ramla, Lod, and Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut.
History
The subdistrict is composed mostly of the eastern half of what was during Mandatory Palestine the Ramle Subdistrict.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 87,300 | — |
| 1983 | 106,600 | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 148,500 | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 280,320 | +88.8% |
| 2022 | 377,005 | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 405,884 | +7.7% |
Administrative local authorities
| Cities | Local Councils | Regional Councils |
|---|---|---|
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Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 53 percent of voters in the subdistrict voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 40 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, and 7 percent voted for the Arab parties.[5]
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.
- ↑ "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "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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