Kfar Yona
Kfar Yona
כפר יונה | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Kefar Yona (official) |
View of Kfar Yona | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′1.57″N 34°56′8.74″E / 32.3171028°N 34.9357611°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | HaSharon |
| Founded | 23 January 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shosh Kahlon |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,017 dunams (11 km2 or 4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 29,450 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| Name meaning | Yona's Village |
| Website | kfar-yona.muni.il |
Kfar Yona (Hebrew: כפר יונה, lit. 'Yona's Village') is a city in the Central District of Israel. It is located between the cities Netanya and Tulkarm, about 8 km east of Netanya in the central junction between Highway 6 and Highway 4. The village was established in 1932 by Maurice Fischer and was declared a local council in the year 1940. Following developments in the fields of construction, industry and, education, the local council received city status on February 11, 2014. In 2024 the city has a jurisdiction of 11,550 dunams (~11.55 km2) and a population of 29,953.