Netanya (Hebrew: נְתַנְיָה‎‎) is a ceety in the Northren Centre District o Israel an is the caipital o the surroondin Sharon plain. It is locatit 30 km north o Tel Aviv, an 56 km sooth o Haifa atween the 'Poleg' stream an Wingate Institute in the sooth an the 'Avichail' stream in the north. Its 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) o beaches hae made the ceety a vera popular tourist resort. The day the ceety hooses a notably muckle population o Inglis-speakin immigrants frae the Unitit Kinrick, USA, an Canadae. In 2015, it haed a population o 207,946, makkin it the 7t mucklest ceety in Israel. An additional 150,000 fowk live in the local an regional councils athin 10 kilometres frae Netanya which serves as a regional centre for them. The ceety mayor is Miriam Feirberg. The ceety is expectit tae reach a population o 350,000 bi 2020.

Netanya

  • נְתַנְיָה
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Ntanya
Sooth Netanya frae the Poleg neebourheid
Sooth Netanya frae the Poleg neebourheid
Official logo of Netanya
Emblem of Netanya
Netanya is located in Israel
Netanya
Netanya
Location athin Israel
Coordinates: 32°20′0″N 34°51′0″E / 32.33333°N 34.85000°E / 32.33333; 34.85000Coordinates: 32°20′0″N 34°51′0″E / 32.33333°N 34.85000°E / 32.33333; 34.85000
DestrictCentral
FoonditFebruar 18, 1929
Govrenment
 • TeepCeety
 • MayorMiriam Feirberg Ikar
Area
 • Total28.455 km2 (10.987 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total207,946
 • Density7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Name meaninWha God Gave

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns — Sister ceeties

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Netanya is twinned wi:[2]

References

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  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. "Twin Cities". City of Netanya. Archived frae the original on 1 Februar 2013. Retrieved 19 Julie 2010.
  3. "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 17 Mey 2013.
  4. "Nowy Sącz – Partner Cities". © 2008–2009 Urząd Miasta Nowego Sącza, Rynek 1, 33–300 Nowy Sącz. Retrieved 3 August 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)