Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה‎
City (from 1937)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• Also spelled	Petah Tiqwa (official) Petach Tikva, Petach Tikvah (unofficial)
Market towers in Petah Tikva
Emblem of Petah Tikva
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Coordinates: 32°05′20″N 34°53′11″E / 32.08889°N 34.88639°E / 32.08889; 34.88639
Grid position	139/166 PAL
Country	Israel
District	Central
Founded	1878; 146 years ago (1878)
Government
• Mayor	Rami Greenberg (Likud)
Area
• Total	35,868 dunams (35.868 km2 or 13.849 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	255,387
• Density	7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Name meaning	Opening of hope
Website	www.petah-tikva.muni.il

Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva], lit. 'Opening of Hope'), also known as Em HaMoshavot (lit. 'Mother of the Moshavot'), is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement in 1883 with the financial help of Baron Edmond de Rothschild.

In 2022, the city had a population of 255,387,^[1] being so the fifth-largest city in Israel. 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.