Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva
פתח תקווה | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Petah Tiqwa (official) Petach Tikva, Petach Tikvah (unofficial) |
| Coordinates: 32°05′20″N 34°53′11″E / 32.08889°N 34.88639°E | |
| Grid position | 139/166 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | Petah Tikva |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Municipality of Petah Tikva |
| • Mayor | Rami Greenberg (Likud) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,868 dunams (35.868 km2 or 13.849 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 255,387 |
| • Density | 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.8% |
| • Arabs | 0.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Name meaning | Opening of hope |
| Website | www.petah-tikva.muni.il |
Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פתח תקווה, pronounced [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva]), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (lit. 'Mother of the Moshavot'), is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement in 1883 with the financial help of Edmond Rothschild.
In 2022, the city had a population of 255,387, thus being the fifth-largest city in Israel. Its population density is approximately 6,277 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,260/sq mi). Its jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams (~35.9 km2 or 15 sq mi). Petah Tikva is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.