Petah Tikva
city in the Central District of Israel, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area
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Petah Tikva is a city in Israel, established on January 1, 1878 . As of 2018, the population was approximately 244,000 residents [1]. The city covers an area of 35.9 square kilometers at an elevation of 16 meters above sea level . The current head of government is Rami Greenberg [2]. The city operates on Israel Standard Time, which is UTC+02:00 during standard time and UTC+03:00 during daylight saving time .
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Petah Tikva (sub-district)[3], Central District[4], Gush Dan[5]
- Country: Israel[6]
- Head of government: Rami Greenberg[7]
- Instance of: municipality of Israel[8]
- Official language: Hebrew[9]
- Shares border with: Giv'at Shmuel[10], Bnei Brak[11], Tel Aviv[12], Drom HaSharon Regional Council[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Chicago[14], Koblenz[15], Bacău[16], Las Condes[17], Trondheim[18], Norrköping Municipality[19], Laval[20], Yiyang[21], Odense[22], Subotica[23], Meerbusch[24], Gabrovo[25], Chernihiv[26], Taichung[27]
- Postal code: 49001–49197[28]
- Part of: Gush Dan[29]
- Commons category: Petah Tikva[30]
- Local dialing code: 03[31]
- Has part(s): Rabin Medical Center[32], Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel[33], Great Synagogue[34], Petah Tikva Central Bus Station[35]
- Inception: January 1, 1878[36]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sharon Plain[37], Israeli coastal plain[38], Yarkon River[39]
- Significant event: city status[40]
- Official website: http://www.petah-tikva.muni.il[41], https://govextra.gov.il/moia/petah-tikva-lang/petah-tikva-en/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Petah Tikva[43]
- Place served by transport hub: Dankal[44]
- Population: 230,984[45], 236,169[46], 21,879[47], 24,800[48], 31,800[49], 40,000[50], 41,000[51], 43,500[52], 43,800[53], 44,800[54], 45,400[55], 47,300[56], 48,800[57], 50,400[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Petah Tikva include Begin Road[59], a street[60], in Israel[61].
Why It Matters
Petah Tikva has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for it include Begin Road[59], a street[60], in Israel[61].