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| Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew:
תֵּל אָבִיב-יָפוֹ;
Arabic: تَلْ اَبِيبْيَافَا Tal Abib-Yafa) is an
Israeli
city on the
coast of the
Mediterranean Sea. Tel Aviv is also the main part of the largest and
most populous
metropolitan area in Israel, known as
Gush Dan
(Dan Bloc) with app. 2.5 million residents. Tel Aviv-Yafo's jurisdiction is 50,553 dunams (50.6 km˛ or 19.5 mi˛). The population density is 7,445 people per km˛ According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), as of September 2005, the city's population stood at 376,700, growing at an annual rate of one percent. 96.1% percent of residents are Jewish, while 3.0% are Arab Muslims and 0.9% are Arab Christians. According to some estimates, about 50,000 unregistered foreign workers live in the Tel Aviv. The larger metropolitan area comprises a number of separate municipalities with around 2.5 million people living in the 14 km sprawl along the Mediterranean coast. Bat Yam, Holon, Ramat Gan, Giv'atayim, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva, Rishon LeZion, Ramat Hasharon and Herzliya are the other major cities in the area known as Gush Dan.[1] According December 2001 statistics, Tel Aviv's socio-economic status was classified as high (8 out of 10). 63.1% percent of twelfth grade students received graduation certificates in 2000. In 2000, the average monthly wages stood at 6,773 NIS, roughly the national average.The main access route to Tel Aviv is Ayalon Highway, which goes through the city - north to south - on Ayalon River route, which had been ordered between the 2 lanes. Tel Aviv has 4 Israel Railways railroad stations along the Ayalon Highway. The stops are from north to south: Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Merkaz (Tel Aviv Central Train Station, near Masof 2000 Bus terminal), Tel Aviv Hashalom (near Azrieli Center shopping mall) and Tel Aviv Hahaganah (near the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station). It is estimated that about 1 million people use the train from Rishon LeZion, Rehovot, and Petah Tikva to Tel Aviv and back, per month. The Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, among the largest central bus stations in the world, is located in the south. The main bus network in Tel Aviv is operated by Dan Bus Company. Egged Bus Cooperative, the world's second-largest bus company, provides mainly intercity transportation to and from Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv's airport is Dov Hoz Airport Sde Dov (code: SDV), located at the north of the city and serves as a major airport for domestic flights. Ben Gurion International Airport (code:TLV), Israel's main international airport, is located 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv near the city of Lod. The first phase of the Tel Aviv Subway is planned to be completed by 2012, improving public transportation in the city dramatically.
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