Rosh HaAyin

city in Israel

Rosh HaAyin (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן, lit.'"fountainhead"', Hebrew pronunciation: [ˌʁoʃ (h)aˈ(ʔ)ajin], Arabic: روش هاعين) is a city in the Central District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek (Migdal Tzedek). In 2017, it had a population of 50,453.[1]

Rosh HaAyin
רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן
روش هاعين
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Roˀš ha ʕayn
Official logo of Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin is located in Central Israel
Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin is located in Israel
Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin
Coordinates: 32°05′44″N 34°57′24″E / 32.09556°N 34.95667°E / 32.09556; 34.95667
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1500 BCE (Biblical Aphek)
70 BCE (Herodian city)
1949 (Israeli city)
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorShalom Ben Moshe
Area
 • Total24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total72,881
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Israel Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Name meaningFountainhead
Websitewww.rosh-haayin.muni.il

Demographics change

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2018, the ethnic make-up of the city was 97.9% Jewish, with a predominant number of young people below the age of 19. The population growth rate was 9.7% at the end of 2019.[2]



 

Religion in Rosh HaAyin[3]

  Jews (97.9%)
  Arab-Muslims (0%)
  Arab-Christians (0%)
  Druze (0%)
  Others (2.9%)

Notable people change

 
Gal Gadot

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References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-06-08.

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