Netanya

Netanya נתניה‎
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Netanya
Netanya skyline Victory Monument Netanya Stadium Ir Yamim Mall Independence Square
Flag Coat of arms
Netanya Location within Israel Show map of Central Israel Netanya Netanya (Israel) Show map of Israel
Coordinates: 32°19′43″N 34°51′24″E / 32.32861°N 34.85667°E / 32.32861; 34.85667
Country	Israel
District	Central
Subdistrict	HaSharon
Founded	February 18, 1929
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Municipality of Netanya
• Mayor	Miriam Feirberg Ikar
Area
• Total	34,750 dunams (34.75 km2 or 13.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	232,354
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity [1]
• Jews	88.0%
• Arabs	0.3%
• Others	11.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (IST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (IDT)
Name meaning	Named after Nathan Straus
Website	www.netanya.muni.il

Netanya^[2] (Hebrew: נתניה, IPA: [netanˈja]) or Natanya (IPA: [naˈtanja]),^[3][2] is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 km (18.6 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (34.8 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.

Netanya was named in honor of Nathan Straus, a prominent Jewish American merchant and philanthropist in the early 20th century who was the co-owner of Macy's department store. The 14 km (8.7 mi) of beaches have made the city a popular tourist resort.

In 2022, Netanya had a population of 233,104,^[1] ranking it as the 7th largest city in Israel by population. An additional 150,000 people live in the local and regional councils within 10 km (6 mi) of Netanya, which serves as a regional center for them. The city mayor is Miriam Feirberg.