Kfar Yona
Kfar Yona (Hebrew: כְּפַר יוֹנָה, lit. 'Yona's Village') is a city in the Sharon subdistrict in the Central District of Israel. It is located between the cities Netanya and Tulkarm, about 8 km east of Netanya in the central junction between Highway 6 and Highway 4. The village was established in 1932 by Maurice Fischer and was declared a local council in the year 1940. Following developments in the fields of construction, industry and, education, the local council received city status in February 11th 2014. In 2024 the city has a jurisdiction of 11,550 dunams (~11.55 km2) and a population of 29,953.
Kfar Yona
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City (from 2014) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Kefar Yona (official) |
Kfar Yona Kfar Yona | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′1.57″N 34°56′8.74″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 23 January 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shosh Kahlon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,017 dunams (11 km2 or 4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 29,450 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Website | http://kfar-yona.muni.il/ |
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