Greater Jerusalem

In Israel, the Jerusalem metropolitan area is the area encompassing the approximately one hundred square miles surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem with a population of 1,253,900.^[1][2][3] The expansion of Jerusalem under Israeli law followed its official annexation of the city in the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War. Greater Jerusalem is divided into three areas: the outer ring, the New City/Center, and The Historical Center/Inner Ring. The rings are mainly used as an administrative tool to incorporate, public transit, housing, and utility services under a common structure. Greater Jerusalem can be said to encompass the entire City of Jerusalem (both its Western and Eastern parts) and its suburbs. It is the second largest metropolitan area in Israel, behind Gush Dan.

Metropolitan Rings

Metropolitan rings in the Jerusalem metropolitan area^[4]

Metropolitan ring	Localities	Population (2016 estimate)				Population density (per km2)	Annual Population growth rate
		Total	Jews and others	Thereof: Jews	Arabs
Core	1	882,700	550,100	536,600	332,600	7,051.4	2%
Outer Ring	85	371,200	359,000	353,200	12,200	559.7	3.7%
Western Section	56	193,200	181,200	177,300	12,000	559.7	4.4%
Judea and Samaria Section	8	178,100	177,800	175,900	300	-	2.9%
Total	86	1,253,900	909,100	889,800	344,800	2287.4	2.5%

Notes

1.^ The population of "Jews and others" incl. Jews, non-Arab Christians and those not classified by religion.

2.^ Includes the city of Jerusalem.

3.^ Includes the cities Bet Shemesh, Maale Adumim, Mevasseret Zion, as well as many smaller towns (local councils). It does not include nearby Arab communities in the West Bank, such as Ramallah, El Bireh, Bethlehem, Abu Dis, or Al-Eizariya. Instead, they these Arab communities are part of East Jerusalem metropolitan area, notified by the Palestinian Authority.

See also

• Israel portal

• Old City (Jerusalem)
• West Jerusalem
• East Jerusalem
• Jerusalem District
• City Line (Jerusalem)
• Green Line (Israel)
• Positions on Jerusalem
• Jerusalem Governorate