Petah Tikva:
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot ("Mother of the Moshavot"), is a city in the Center District of Israel. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams (~35.9 km² or 15 sq mi). The population density is 4,600 inhabitants per square kilometre (12,000 /sq mi). According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2007, the city's population stood at 188,900, growing at an annual rate of 2.5%.
Petah Tikva is home to 300 educational institutions from kindergarten through high school, catering to the secular, religious and Haredi populations. There are over 43,000 students enrolled in these schools, which are staffed by some 2,400 teachers. In 2006, five schools participated in the nationwide Mofet program, which promotes academic excellence. Petah Tikva has nine public libraries, the main one located in the city hall building.
Landmarks and cultural institutions
- Santiago Calatrava bridge
- Petah Tikva Zoo
- Beit Yad Labanim
- Petah Tikva Museum of Art
- Rothschild Arch
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