| Largest city | Haifa |
| Other cities | Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ata, Tirat Carmel, Nesher, Tamra, Karmiel, Nahariya, Akko |
| Population | Ranked 2nd in Israel |
| - Total | 1,021,000 (2009 est.) |
| - Density | 984.5/km² |
Haifa metropolitan area (Hebrew: מטרופולין חיפה) is a metropolitan area including areas from both the Haifa and the North Districts of Israel. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline. The Haifa metropolitan area is the second largest metropolitan area in Israel, with an estimated population of over 1 million.
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Israel Central Bureau of Statistics divides the Haifa metropolitan area into three:
| Metropolitan ring | Localities | Population (2009 census) | Population density (per km²) |
Annual Population growth rate |
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| Total | Jews and others1 | Thereof: Jews | Arabs | ||||
| Core2 | 1 | 264,800 | 237,800 | 214,200 | 27,100 | 3,838.2 | 0.0% |
| Inner Ring3 | 30 | 271,200 | 241,700 | 224,500 | 29,500 | 1,046.8 | 0.5% |
| Northern Section | 3 | 112,400 | 112,300 | 101,900 | 100 | 5,591.7 | -0.2% |
| Eastern Section | 16 | 84,000 | 80,100 | 76,000 | 4,000 | 1,014.9 | 1.0% |
| Southern Section | 11 | 74,800 | 49,300 | 46,700 | 25,500 | 481.4 | 1.0% |
| Outer Ring4 | 98 | 484,900 | 240,100 | 223,000 | 244,900 | 678.8 | 1.8% |
| Northern Section | 57 | 362,800 | 147,300 | 134,500 | 215,600 | 948.1 | 1.6% |
| Eastern Section | 23 | 82,300 | 64,300 | 60,800 | 18,000 | 534.5 | 1.7% |
| Southern Section | 18 | 39,800 | 28,500 | 27,800 | 11,300 | 224.0 | 3.7% |
| Total | 129 | 1,021,000 | 719,500 | 661,700 | 301,500 | 984.5 | 1.0% |
Notes
The major highways in the Haifa metropolitan area include Area are:
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