Kfar Yona
Kfar Yona
כפר יונה | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Kefar Yona (official) |
View of Kfar Yona | |
Kfar Yona Kfar Yona | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′1.57″N 34°56′8.74″E / 32.3171028°N 34.9357611°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | HaSharon |
| Founded | 23 January 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albert Tayeb |
| Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 29,548 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| Name meaning | Yona's Village |
| Website | kfar-yona.muni.il |
Kfar Yona (Hebrew: כפר יונה, lit. 'Yona's Village') is a city in the Central District of Israel. It is located between the cities Netanya and Tulkarm in the West Bank, about 8 km east of Netanya in the central junction between Highway 6 and Highway 4. The village was established in 1932 by Maurice Fischer and was declared a local council in the year 1940. Following developments in the fields of construction, industry, and education, the local council received city status on February 11, 2014. With a jurisdiction of 11,550 dunams (~11.55 km2), in 2023 the city had a population of 29,548.