Modi'in Illit

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Modi'in Illit
Hebrew	מודיעין עילית
Government	Local council
District	Judea and Samaria (West Bank)
Population	33,200 (2006)
Jurisdiction	6,000 dunams (6 km²)

Modi'in Illit (Hebrew: מודיעין עילית‎, lit. Upper Modi'in) is an Israeli settlement and local council on the edge of Samaria (Northern West Bank). According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), as of September 2006, the town had a total population of 33,200[1], predominantly Haredi, making it the largest Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[2]

As its name implies, Modi'in Illit is a suburb of Modi'in, located in a settlement bloc in the hills just across the Green Line from it. While it is an independent locality, it is technically located in territory administered by the Matte Binyamin Regional Council.

Judea and Samaria Area
Cities	Ariel | Betar Illit | Ma'ale Adummim
Regional committees	Hebron
Local councils	Alfei Menashe | Beit Arieh | Bet El | Efrat | Elkana | Giv'at Ze'ev | Har Adar | Immanuel | Karnei Shomron | Kedumim | Kiryat Arba | Ma'ale Efraim | Modi'in Illit | Oranit
Regional councils	Gush Etzion | Har Hebron | Matte Binyamin | Megilot Dead Sea | Shomron | Southern Jordan Valley (Biq'at Hayarden)