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Petah Tikva

Hebrew transcription(s)

• Also spelled

Petah Tiqwa (official)
Petach Tikva, Petach Tikvah (unofficial)

Petah Tikva High-Tech Park

Emblem of Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva

Location in Central Israel

Petah Tikva

Location in Israel

Country

Israel

District

Central

Founded

1878

Government

• Type

City (from 1937)

Population

(2017)

• Total

240,357

Name meaning

Opening of hope

Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה‎‎‎ "Opening of Hope"), also known as Em HaMoshavot ("Mother of the Moshavot"), is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.59 mi) east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Orthodox Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement in 1883 with the financial help of Baron Edmond de Rothschild.

In 2017 the city had a population of 240,357. Its population density is approximately 6,277 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,260/sq mi). Its jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams (~35.9 km² or 15 sq mi). Petah Tikva is part of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area.