Holon
חוֹלוֹן | |
|---|---|
City (from 1950) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Ḥolon |
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 Flag  Coat of Arms | |
  Holon  Holon | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′N 34°46′E / 32.017°N 34.767°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District |  Tel Aviv |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shay Keinan (Likud) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,927 dunams (18.927 km2 or 7.308 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 197,957 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.8% |
| • Arabs | 0.2% |
| Name meaning | (Little) sand |
| Website | www |
Holon (Hebrew: חוֹלוֹן [χoˈlon] ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. In 2022 it had a population of 197,957,[1] making it the tenth most populous city in Israel. Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa.[2] Its jurisdiction is 19,200 dunams and its population is about 194,273 residents as of 2018 according to CBS data.[3]
- ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Mandic, Asja; Roberts, Patrick (2012). Museum Education in Times of Radical Social Change: Journal of Museum Education 37:3 Thematic Issue. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-61132-821-9. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ ""יישובים/חולון"". Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.