Gush Dan
Gush Dan
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| Nickname: Dan Bloc (Gush Dan in Hebrew) | |
| Coordinates: 32°2′N 34°46′E / 32.033°N 34.767°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Metropolitan Area | Gush Dan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,516 km2 (585 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 4,156,900 44% of Israel's population |
| • Metro density | 2,291/km2 (5,930/sq mi) |
| Israeli Jews: 89.2% Israeli Arabs: 5.2% Others: 5.6% | |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$310 billion 59% of Israel's GDP (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+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, 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. In 2021 the metropolitan area has an estimated population of 4,156,900 residents, 89% of whom were Israeli Jews.