Ramla Subdistrict

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Ramla subdistrict
נפת רמלה
قضاء الرملة
Subdistrict
Ramla subdistrict in Israel.svg
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
District Central
Area
  Total339 km2 (131 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total335,600
Ethnicity
   Jews and others 88.4%
   Arabs 11.6%

The Ramla subdistrict is one of Israel's subdistricts in Central District. [2] The district is composed of mostly of the Eastern half of Mandatory Ramle Subdistrict.

There are three principal cities in the subdistrict: Ramla, Lod, and Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut.

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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.
  2. "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.