Ramat Yishai

Ramat Yishai רָמַת יִשַּׁי‎ رمات يشاي
Local council (from 1958)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Ramat Yiššay
Ramat Yishai
Coordinates: 32°42′12″N 35°9′54″E / 32.70333°N 35.16500°E / 32.70333; 35.16500
Grid position	166/234 PAL
District	Northern
Founded	1925
Government
• Head of Municipality	Ofer Ben-Eliezer
Area
• Total	2,388 dunams (2.388 km2 or 590 acres)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	8,120
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)

Ramat Yishai (Hebrew: רָמַת יִשַּׁי, Jesse's Heights; Arabic: رمات يشاي) is a town in the Northern District of Israel, located on the side of the Haifa–Nazareth road about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) eastern to Kiryat Tivon. It was previously called Jaida and was inhabited by Arabs. It achieved local council status in 1958. In 2022 it had a population of 8,120; the vast majority of residents are Jewish.