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Netanya

Emblem of Netanya
NameNetanya
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CaptionEmblem of Netanya
Image3Poleg interchange.jpg
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Caption3Central Netanya from the Poleg neighbourhood
Hebname 
MeaningWhat God Gave
FoundedFebruary 18, 1929
Typecity
Districtcenter
Population183,200
Popyear2009
Area Dunam28455
MayorMiriam Feirberg Ikar

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Netanya ( ) is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north. Its 14 km (8.7 mi) of beaches have made the city a very popular tourist resort. Today the city houses a notably large population of English-speaking immigrants from the United Kingdom, USA, and Canada. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 183,200. An additional 150,000 people live in the local and regional councils within 10 kilometers from Netanya which serves as a regional center for them. The city mayor is Miriam Feirberg. The city is expected to reach a population of 350,000 by 2020. The city name has sometimes been spelled Nathania.

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Krav Maga: The Israeli Self-Defense Fad Goes Global - TIME (blog) Tweet this news
TIME (blog)--Israeli security men demonstrate Krav Maga in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Dec. ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:52:39 GMT+00:00
Settlers use child's letter to campaign against freeze - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--This week ten-year-old Eden, who lives in Avnei Hefetz settlement, east of -Netanya-, wrote letter to PM asking him to resist US pressure. ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:59:54 GMT+00:00
Bar-Lev: 'I slept with Mem, but did not drug her' - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--Bar-Lev was questioned for more than six hours at the Justice Ministry's Police Investigations Department office in -Netanya- on Wednesday evening. ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:27:21 GMT+00:00
VocalTec Announces Shareholder Meeting on December 17, 2010 and Updated Guidance - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and -NETANYA-, Israel, Nov 19, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- VocalTec Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:CALL) , the company that invented ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:47:16 GMT+00:00
Green's shot at the buzzer lifts Gilboa/Galil - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--Meanwhile, Maccabi Tel Aviv claimed its third victory in a week at the Nokia Arena, cruising to a 117-69 win over Barak -Netanya- ahead of its biggest home ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:22:36 GMT+00:00
Home price rise slows sharply in large towns - Globes Tweet this news
Globes--Except for -Netanya- and Ashdod, where prices rose by only 10%, and a 5% rise in Herzliya, home prices in the 16 cities covered rose by at least 11%. ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:26:44 GMT+00:00
Child dies from 7th floor fall in Netanya - Ha'aretz Tweet this news
Ha'aretz---...- Kubovich Tags: Israel news A six-year-old child was killed on Tuesday evening after she fell from the seventh floor of an apartment building in -Netanya-. ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:47:29 GMT+00:00
Soccer / Even against subs, Maccabi struggles in Tel Aviv derby - Ha'aretz Tweet this news
Ha'aretz--Without any chance of advancing, Hapoel Tel Aviv fielded its substitutes, while Maccabi needed a point to move ahead of Maccabi -Netanya-. ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:50:13 GMT+00:00
Live soccer streaming - Watch H. Kiryat Shmona M. Netanya - Ligat Ha'Al - GPOL US Tweet this news
GPOL US--H. Kiryat Shmona vs M. -Netanya- for Ligat Ha'Al, it's live soccer on internet streaming. The match live scheduled will be held on the Saturday 13th the Kick ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:06:20 GMT+00:00
Hap TA looks to top Premier League - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--Ironi Kiryat Shmona returned to the top for at least 24 hours with a 3-0 victory over Maccabi -Netanya-, while Maccabi Haifa also got back to winning ways, ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:47:14 GMT+00:00

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City of Netanya
Population by year
1929 5
1931 100
1948 11,600
1955 31,000
1961 41,300
1972 71,100
1983 102,300
1995 146,100
2008 179,000

Twin towns - Sister cities :

Center District of Israel

CitiesEl'ad * Hod HaSharon * Kafr Qasim * Kfar Saba * Lod * Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut * Ness Ziona * Netanya * Petah Tikva * Qalansawe * Ra'anana * Ramla * Rehovot * Rishon LeZion * Rosh HaAyin * Tayibe * Tira * Yavne * Yehud-Monosson
Local councilsBe'er Ya'akov * Beit Dagan * Bnei Ayish * Elyakhin * Even Yehuda * Gan Yavne * Ganei Tikva * Gedera * Giv'at Shmuel * Jaljulia * Kafr Bara * Kfar Yona * Kiryat Ekron * Kokhav Ya'ir * Mazkeret Batya * Pardesiya * Savyon * Shoham * Tel Mond * Tzoran-Kadima * Zemer
Regional councilsBrenner * Gan Raveh * Gederot * Gezer * Drom HaSharon * Hefer Valley * Hevel Modi'in * Hevel Yavne * Hof HaSharon * Lev HaSharon * Lod Valley * Nahal Sorek
BoroughsNeve Monosson * Maccabim-Re'ut
See alsoGush Dan * Sharon plain

Israeli cities with a 50,000+ population

500,000+Jerusalem
100,000 � 499,999Tel Aviv * Haifa * Rishon LeZion * Ashdod * Petah Tikva * Beersheba * Netanya * Holon * Bnei Brak * Bat Yam * Ramat Gan * Ashkelon * Rehovot
50,000 � 99,999Herzliya * Kfar Saba * Hadera * Ra'anana * Beit Shemesh * Lod * Nazareth * Ramla * Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut * Nahariya



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