Bat Yam
בַּת יָם | |
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City (from 1958) | |
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  Bat Yam  Bat Yam | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′N 34°45′E / 32.017°N 34.750°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District |  Tel Aviv |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tzvika Brot |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,160 dunams (8.16 km2 or 3.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 128,465 |
| • Density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.1% |
| • Arabs | 0.9% |
| Name meaning | lit. 'Daughter of the sea', also 'mermaid' |
| Website | www.bat-yam.muni.il |
Bat Yam (Hebrew: בַּת יָם or בַּת־יָם ) is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In 2020, it had a population of 160,000.[2]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Bat Yam – Israel's New Riviera". 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-08-20.