Petah Tikva
פתח תקווה | |
---|---|
City (from 1937) | |
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 | ![]() |
District | Central |
Founded | 1878 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rami Greenberg (Likud) |
Area | |
• Total | 35,868 dunams (35.868 km2 or 13.849 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 255,387 |
• Density | 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Opening of hope |
Website | www |
Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פתח תקווה [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva], lit. 'Opening of Hope'), also known 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 Baron Edmond de Rothschild.
In 2022, the city had a population of 255,387,[1] being so 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 Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area.