Editing Netanya (section)

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Netanya
| native_name        = {{Lang|he|{{Script/Hebrew|נתניה}}|rtl=yes}}
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Israel|City]]
| translit_lang1     = Hebrew
| translit_lang1_type1 = [[ISO 259]]
| translit_lang1_info1 = Netanya
| image_skyline      = {{multiple image | border = infobox | | perrow = 1/2/2/ | total_width = 300 | align = center
| image1 = 20201130_153836_מבט_מלמעלה_על_שלולית_החורף_בנתניה.jpg
| caption1 = Netanya skyline
| image2 = 96279 netanya - red army monument PikiWiki Israel.jpg
| caption2 = [[Victory Monument in Netanya|Victory Monument]]
| image3 = Netanya-Stadium 39 (cropped 2).jpg
| caption3 = [[Netanya Stadium]]
| image4 = PikiWiki Israel 19343 Seas City Mall in Netanya.JPG
| caption4 = [[:he:קניון עיר ימים|Ir Yamim Mall]]
| image5 = KIKATZNETDAY.JPG
| caption5 = [[:he:כיכר העצמאות (נתניה)|Independence Square]]
}}
| image_flag         = Flag of Netanya.svg
| image_blank_emblem = [[File:NetanyaCoa.svg|60px]]
| blank_emblem_type  = Coat of arms
| pushpin_map_alt    = 
| pushpin_map        = Israel center ta#Israel
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Israel
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|19|43|N|34|51|24|E|region:IL|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{ISR}}
| subdivision_type1  = 
| subdivision_name1  = 
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts of Israel|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Central District (Israel)|Central]]
| subdivision_type3  = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3  = [[HaSharon Subdistrict|HaSharon]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = February 18, 1929
|government_type     = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|governing_body      = Municipality of Netanya
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Miriam Feirberg|Miriam Feirberg Ikar]]
| unit_pref          = dunam
| area_total_dunam   = {{formatnum:34750|R}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| population_total   = 232,354
| population_as_of   = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity
| demographics1_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| demographics1_title1 = [[Israeli Jews|Jews]]
| demographics1_info1 = 88.0%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arabs]]
| demographics1_info2 = 0.3%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Israelis#Other citizens|Others]]
| demographics1_info3 = 11.7%
| timezone1           = [[Israel Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1         = +2
| timezone1_DST       = [[Israel Summer Time|IDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST     = +3
| blank_name_sec1   = Name meaning
| blank_info_sec1   = Named after [[Nathan Straus]]
| website = [https://www.netanya.muni.il/ www.netanya.muni.il]
}}
'''Netanya'''<ref name="Britannica">{{Cite web |title=Netanya {{!}} Mediterranean Coast, Beaches, Tourism |work=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Netanya |access-date=2025-02-04 |language=en}}</ref> ({{langx|he|נתניה}}) ({{IPA|he|netanˈja|IPA}}) or '''Natanya''' ({{IPA|he|naˈtanja|IPA}}),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Documents |publisher=Office of the Historian of the US State Department |url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v18/d227 |access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref name="Britannica" /> is a city in the northern [[Central District (Israel)|Central District]] of [[Israel]], and is the capital of the surrounding [[Sharon plain]]. It is {{cvt|30|km|1}} north of [[Tel Aviv]], and {{cvt|56|km|1}} south of [[Haifa]], between the [[Poleg]] stream and the [[Wingate Institute]] in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north.

Netanya was named in honor of [[Nathan Straus]], a prominent [[American Jews|Jewish American]] merchant and philanthropist in the early 20th century who was the co-owner of [[Macy's]] [[department store]]. The {{cvt|14|km|mi}} of beaches have made the city a [[Tourism in Israel|popular tourist resort]].

In {{Israel populations|Year}}, Netanya had a population of {{Israel populations|Netanya}},{{Israel populations|reference}} ranking it as the 7th largest city in Israel by population. An additional 150,000 people live in the local and regional councils within {{cvt|10|km|0|abbr=off}} of Netanya, which serves as a regional center for them. The city mayor is [[Miriam Feirberg]].