Be'er Ya'akov

Be'er Ya'akov
בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב
بئر يعقوب
City (from 2021)[1]
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Be'er Y'qob
 • Also spelledBe'er Ya'aqov (official)
Be'er Ya'akov is located in Central Israel
Be'er Ya'akov
Be'er Ya'akov
Coordinates: 31°56′33″N 34°50′1″E / 31.94250°N 34.83361°E / 31.94250; 34.83361
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1907
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityNissim Gozlan
Area
 • Total9,480 dunams (9.48 km2 or 3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total31,325
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Name meaningJacob's well
Websiteb-y.org.il

Be'er Ya'akov (Hebrew: בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב, lit. Jacob's Well) is a city in central Israel, near Ness Ziona and Rishon Lezion. The town has an area of 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km2),[3] and had a population of 31,325 in 2022.[2]

  1. ^ Yuri Yalon, באר יעקב משתדרגת – והופכת לעיר, Israel Hayom, August 8, 2021
  2. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Be'er Ya'akov" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-04-09.