Ramat Gan
רָמַת גַּן רָמַת־גַּן | |
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City (from 1950) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• Also spelled | Ramat-Gan |
Coordinates: 32°04′12″N 34°49′25″E / 32.07000°N 34.82361°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Tel Aviv |
Founded | 1921 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carmel Shama |
Area | |
• Total | 12,214 dunams (12.214 km2 or 4.716 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 172,486 |
• Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Jews and others | 99.3% |
• Arabs | 0.7% |
Name meaning | Garden Heights |
Website | www.ramat-gan.muni.il |
Ramat Gan (Hebrew: רָמַת גַּן or רָמַת־גַּן, IPA: [ʁaˈmat ˈɡan] ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv, and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to a Diamond Exchange District (one of the world's major diamond exchanges), Sheba Medical Center (the largest hospital in Israel) and many high-tech industries.
Ramat Gan was established in 1921 as a moshava, a communal farming settlement. In 2022 it had a population of almost 200,000.