Bat Yam
32°01′N 34°45′E / 32.017°N 34.750°E
Bat Yam
בת ים | |
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Tel Aviv |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Municipality of Bat Yam |
| • Mayor | Tzvika Brot (Likud) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,160 dunams (8.16 km2; 3.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 131,099 |
| • Density | 16,100/km2 (41,600/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.1% |
| • Arabs | 0.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Name meaning | Daughter of the sea |
| Website | bat-yam.muni.il |
Bat Yam (Hebrew: בת ים ⓘ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2023, it had a population of 131,099.