Netanya
Netanya
נתניה (Hebrew) | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Netanya |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Netanya Location within Israel Netanya Netanya (Israel) | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′43″N 34°51′24″E / 32.32861°N 34.85667°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | HaSharon |
| Founded | February 18, 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Municipality of Netanya |
| • Mayor | Avi Slama |
| Area | |
• Total | 34,750 dunams (34.75 km2; 13.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 233,485 |
| • Density | 6,719/km2 (17,400/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • 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 (Hebrew: נתניה, IPA: [netanˈja]), or Natanya (IPA: [naˈtanja]), is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 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+1⁄2 mi) of beaches have made the city a popular tourist resort.
In 2023, Netanya had a population of 233,485, ranking it as the 7th largest city in Israel by population. An additional 150,000 people live in the local and regional councils within ten kilometres (six miles) of Netanya, which serves as a regional center for them. The city mayor was Miriam Feirberg, who died in 2025.