Yavne'el

Yavne'el
  • יַבְנְאֵל
  • يفنيئيل
Local council (from 1951)
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Yabnˀel
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Yavne'el
Yavne'el
Coordinates: 32°42′34″N 35°29′58″E / 32.70944°N 35.49944°E / 32.70944; 35.49944
Grid position197/234 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Founded1901 (1901)
Government
  Head of MunicipalitySnir Arish
Area
  Total
31,680 dunams (31.68 km2 or 12.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
4,460
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)

Yavne'el (Hebrew: יַבְנְאֵל, Arabic: يفنيئيل) is a moshava and local council in the Northern District of Israel. Founded in 1901, it is one of the oldest rural Jewish communities in the country. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2022 it had a population of 4,542. In 2008 the population had been 3,100, with a growth rate of 1.4%.