Mazkeret Batya

Mazkeret Batya
  • מַזְכֶּרֶת בַּתְיָה‎
  • مزكيرت باتيا
Local council
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Mazkert Batya
Mazkeret Batya is located in Central Israel
Mazkeret Batya
Mazkeret Batya
Mazkeret Batya is located in Israel
Mazkeret Batya
Mazkeret Batya
Coordinates: 31°50′59″N 34°50′35″E / 31.84972°N 34.84306°E / 31.84972; 34.84306
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityGaby Gaon
Area
 • Total
7,440 dunams (7.44 km2 or 2.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
15,726
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Mazkeret Batya in the early days, c.1899

Mazkeret Batya (Hebrew: מַזְכֶּרֶת בַּתְיָה) (lit. "Batya Memorial") is a local council in central Israel located southeast of Rehovot and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tel Aviv. Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams (7 km2). In 2022 it had a population of 15,726.[1] The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Gaby Gaon.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Mazkeret Batya website". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-11-16.