The Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, cried Gush Dan an aw, is a metropolitan area includin auries frae baith the Tel Aviv an the Central Districts o Israel. The area is closely linked tae the ceety o Tel Aviv throu social, economic, an cultural ties. It is locatit alang the Israeli Mediterranean coastline. The Tel Aviv metropolitan area is the lairgest metropolitan aurie in Israel an consists an estimatit population o 3,206,400 residents, 95% o whom (3,000,000) are Israeli Jews. It hooses aboot 42% o Israel's population.