Petah Tikva Subdistrict

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Petah Tikva Subdistrict
נפת פתח תקווה
قضاء بتاح تكفا
Subdistrict
Petah Tikva subdistrict in Israel.svg
Central District in blue, with Petah Tikva Subdistrict in dark blue
Petah Tikva Subdistrict
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  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.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "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.

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