Rehovot Subdistrict

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Rehovot subdistrict
נפת רחובות‎‎
قضاء رحوفوت
Subdistrict
Rehovot subdistrict in Israel.svg
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
District Central
Area
  Total324 km2 (125 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total586,900
Ethnicity
   Jews and others 99.8%
   Arabs 0.2%

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

The principal city of the subdistrict is, as the name implies, Rehovot.

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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.