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Givatayim

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Givatayim () is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population of .

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Givatayim is a city located in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. It has at various times been part of Mandatory Palestine. The city was established in 1922 and covers an area of 3.246 square kilometers. It shares borders with Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv. The official name is גבעתיים, and the city’s postal codes range from 53100 to 53113.

The population of Givatayim is 60,200. The city is situated at an elevation of 10 meters above sea level, though other sources list elevations of 48 and 50 meters. It operates in the Asia/Jerusalem timezone. Givatayim is twinned with Arad, Oradea, Mulhouse, and Sfântu Gheorghe.

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Place details

Locality
גבעתיים
Region
מחוז תל אביב
Country
ישראל
Population
60,644
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem

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Air quality

59US AQIModerate
PM2.5
12.7 µg/m³
PM10
18.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Givatayim
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.translit_lang1
Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type3
Also spelled
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
Giv'atayim
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Givatayim.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem
Coat of arms of Givatayim.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type
Coat of arms
Settlement.pushpin_map
Israel center ta#Israel
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1922
Settlement.established_title1
City status
Settlement.established_date1
1959
Settlement.government_type
Mayor–council
Settlement.governing_body
Municipality of Givatayim
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city council
Official name
גבעתיים
Population
60200
Area
3.246
Elevation
10
Shares border with
Tel Aviv
Official website
www.givatayim.muni.il
Image
Giv'atayim from Koslovsky Hill 2020.jpg
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Commons category
Givatayim
topic's main category
Category:Givatayim
twinned administrative body
Esslingen am Neckar
category for people born here
Q8050621
category of associated people
Category:People from Givatayim
postal code
53100–53113
inception
1922-01-01
native label
גבעתיים
P12749
May 19
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Antiquity
  • British Mandate era
  • State of Israel
  • Education and culture
  • Urban development
  • Mayors
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns and sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Givatayim () is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population of .

The name of the city comes from the "two hills" on which it was established: Borochov Hill and Kozlovsky Hill. Kozlovsky is the highest hill in the Gush Dan region at above sea level. The city was expanded in the 1930s so that today it is actually situated on 4 hills, Borochov, Kozlovsky, the Poalei HaRakevet ("railroad workers"), and Rambam Hill.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Givatayim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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