Ramat Yishai
Ramat Yishai
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Local council (from 1958) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Ramat Yiššay |
View of Ramat Yishai from the west | |
Ramat Yishai | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′12″N 35°9′54″E / 32.70333°N 35.16500°E | |
| Grid position | 166/234 PAL |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Assaf Oberlander |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,388 dunams (2.388 km2; 0.922 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 8,009 |
| • Density | 3,354/km2 (8,686/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
Ramat Yishai (Hebrew: רָמַת יִשַּׁי, Jesse's Heights; Arabic: رمات يشاي) is a town in the Northern District of Israel, located on the side of the Haifa–Nazareth road about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) eastern to Kiryat Tivon. It was originally established as Manor in 1925 on land purchased from the Arab village of Jeida. The town achieved local council status in 1958. In 2023 it had a population of 8,009.