Mazkeret Batya

Mazkeret Batya
  • מַזְכֶּרֶת בַּתְיָה
  • مزكيرت باتيا
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Mazkert Batya
Mazkeret Batya
Mazkeret Batya
Coordinates: 31°50′59″N 34°50′35″E / 31.84972°N 34.84306°E / 31.84972; 34.84306
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1883 (1883)
Government
  Head of MunicipalityGaby Gaon
Area
  Total
7,440 dunams (7.44 km2 or 2.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
15,726
  Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)

Mazkeret Batya (Hebrew: מַזְכֶּרֶת בַּתְיָה) (lit. "Batya Memorial") is a local council in central Israel located southeast of Rehovot and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tel Aviv. Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams (7 km2). In 2022 it had a population of 15,726. The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Gaby Gaon.