Giv'at Shmuel גבעת שמואל | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Gibˁat Šmuˀel |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Giv'at Shmuel  Giv'at Shmuel | |
| Coordinates:32°4′41″N34°50′51″E / 32.07806°N 34.84750°E /32.07806; 34.84750 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1944 |
| City status | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yossi Brodny (The Jewish Home) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,579 dunams (2.579 km2 or 637 acres) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 28,994 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.8% |
| • Arabs | 0.2% |
Giv'at Shmuel (Hebrew:גבעת שמואל,lit. 'Samuel's Hill') is a city in theCenter District ofIsrael. It is located in the eastern part of theGush Dan metropolitan area and bordered byRamat Gan andBnei Brak to the West,Kiryat Ono to the South andPetah Tikva to the East and North. In 2022 it had a population of 28,994.[1]
Giv'at Shmuel was founded in 1944. It was named for theRomanianZionist leaderSamuel Pineles, founder and president of theZionist Congress inFocșani and Vice-President of theFirst Zionist Congress inBasel. On November 5, 2007, theIsraeli Minister of Interior accepted a committee recommendation to change the municipal status of Giv'at Shmuel to 'city'.
At the end of 2019, the population of Givat Shmuel numbered 26,578 with a growth rate of 2.1%, and with the building of new neighborhoods is planned to grow to 40,000. Demographics are mixed religious/secular, with a socioeconomic standing of 8/10.
Amongst immigrants from English-speaking countries, Giv'at Shmuel is home to Israel's largest community of lone immigrants,[2] at approximately 950 students, young professionals, newly married couples and young families. It also has the highest rate of "successfulaliyah"[3] - the number of immigrants who remain in Israel after 5 years - in the country. Since 2013,Nefesh B'Nefesh has organized various events and activities, and works with the local authorities to expand programming. The GSC - Givat Shmuel Community (R.A.) was formed, creating an infrastructural backbone for English-speaking activities in the area.[4]
Maccabi Habik'a, formerly Elitzur Givat Shmuel, is a basketball team that played inLigat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball, until relegation in 2007. The team reached the State Cup final in 2003, but lost toMaccabi Tel Aviv.
In 2010, an annual 10 km (6 mi) race was inaugurated with 350 runners from all over the country.
A leisure and sports center was established on an area of about 32 dunams (8 acres) in northeastern Giv'at Shmuel which incorporates tennis courts, fitness rooms, swimming pools, a roller skating rink, a cafeteria and other services, along with water park, covering an area of about 5 dunams (1.25 acre).[5]
In the center of town there is a park named after the Israeli astronaut,Ilan Ramon who died in theSpace Shuttle Columbia disaster.
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