How Big Is Tel Aviv?

Tel Aviv Size Overview

Tel Aviv covers an area of 52 km² (20 mi²) in Israel. City in Central Israel. The city is often called "Tel Aviv-Jaffa". To put this in perspective, Tel Aviv is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan. In more relatable units, that's about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.

Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.

With a population of 0.5 million, Tel Aviv has a population density of 9,038 people per km².

Tel Aviv has a history stretching back to 1909. The city is renowned for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, and Rothschild Boulevard.