Rehovot

Rehovot (Hebrew רְחוֹבוֹת) is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2003 the city had a total population of 100,000.

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The city is named after a biblical town by the same name (transliterated Rehoboth in the KJV Bible), which stood at a different location, in the Negev.

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According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.7% Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. In 2001 there were 715 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel.

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According to CBS, in 2001 there were 47,300 males and 49,700 females. The population of the city was spread out with 32.4% 19 years of age or younger, 16.3% between 20 and 29, 17.5% between 30 and 44, 17.9% from 45 to 59, 3.9% from 60 to 64, and 12.0% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 2.1%.

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