Bat Yam
Bat Yam
בת ים | |
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View of Bat Yam | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′N 34°45′E / 32.017°N 34.750°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Tel Aviv |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tzvika Brot |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,160 dunams (8.16 km2 or 3.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 128,465 |
| • Density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.1% |
| • Arabs | 0.9% |
| Name meaning | Daughter of the sea, also mermaid |
| Website | www.bat-yam.muni.il |
Bat Yam (Hebrew: בת ים ⓘ) is a city on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In 2022, it had a population of 128,465.