Gush Dan

Gush Dan
גּוּשׁ דָּן (Hebrew) غوش دان (Arabic)
From top left: Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Bat Yam, Netanya, Ashdod, Rishon LeZion, Southern Suburbs of Tel Aviv.
From top left: Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Bat Yam, Netanya, Ashdod, Rishon LeZion, Southern Suburbs of Tel Aviv.
Nickname: 
Dan Bloc (Gush Dan in Hebrew)
Coordinates: 32°2′N 34°46′E / 32.033°N 34.767°E / 32.033; 34.767
Country Israel
Metropolitan AreaGush Dan
Area
 • Total
1,516 km2 (585 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1][2]
 • Total
4,156,900
44% of Israel's population
 • Metro density2,291/km2 (5,930/sq mi)
 Israeli Jews: 89.2%
Israeli Arabs: 5.2%
Others: 5.6%
GDP
 • TotalUS$310 billion
59% of Israel's GDP (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (IST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (IDT)
Postal code
61999
Area code+972 (Israel)

Gush Dan (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ דָּן, lit.'Dan bloc') or Tel Aviv metropolitan area is a conurbation in Israel, located along the country's Mediterranean coastline. There is no single formal definition of Gush Dan, though the term is in frequent use by both governmental bodies and the general public. It ranges from combining Tel Aviv with cities that form an urban continuum with it, to the entire areas from both the Tel Aviv District and the Central District, or sometimes the whole Metropolitan Area of Tel Aviv,[2] which includes a small part of the Southern District as well. Gush Dan is the largest conurbation and metropolitan area in Israel and the center of Israel's financial and High technology sector. The metropolitan area having an estimated population of 4,156,900 residents, 89% of whom are Israeli Jews.

  1. ^ LOCALITIES, POPULATION AND DENSITY PER SQ. KM. OF LAND, BY METROPOLITAN AREA(1) AND SELECTED LOCALITIES (PDF) (Report). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Localities, Population, and Density" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. ^ "Instead of talking about national economy, we should talk about cities". www.calcalist.co.il.
  4. ^ "World Economic Outlook database: October 2023". www.imf.org.