Kiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Motzkin
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Qiryat Móçqin (Motzkin) |
• Forby spelt | Kiryat Motzkin (unoffeecial) |
Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°05′E / 32.833°N 35.083°ECoordinates: 32°50′N 35°05′E / 32.833°N 35.083°E | |
Destrict | Haifa |
Foondit | 1934 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety |
• Mayor | Haim Zuri |
Area | |
• Total | 3.778 km2 (1.459 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 40,160 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
Website | www.kiriat-motzkin.muni.il |
Kiryat Motzkin (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין, Arabic: كريات موصقين) is a ceety in the Haifa Destrict o Israel, 8 km north o the ceety o Haifa. In 2015 it haed a population o 40,160.[1] The ceety is named efter Leo Motzkin, ane o the organizers o the First Zionist Congress in 1897.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kiryat Motzkin wis foondit in 1934, on a sandy patch o land atween the railwey tracks an the Haifa-Acre road. [2]
Demographics
[eedit | eedit soorce]Accordin tae CBS, in 2006 the ethnic makeup o the ceety wis aw Jewish an ither non-Arabs. Thare wur 18,800 males an 20,900 females, wi 25.5% o the population 19 year o age or younger, 15.2% atween 20 an 29, 19.0% atween 30 an 44, 20.1% frae 45 tae 59, 4.5% frae 60 tae 64, an 15.9% 65 year o age or aulder. The population growth rate in 2006 wis -0.1%.[3] The ceety is ranked medium-heich on the socio-economic scale (7 oot o 10)[4]
Income
[eedit | eedit soorce]In 2005, thare wur 17,887 salaried wirkers an 978 sel-employed. The mean monthly wage for a salaried wirker wis NIS 6,581, a real chynge o 0.6% ower the course o 2004. Salaried males haed a mean monthly wage o NIS 8,773 (a real chynge o 3.0%) compared tae NIS 4,634 for females (a real chynge o -2.2%). The mean income for sel-employed wis 6,327. 437 fowk received unemployment benefits an 2,157 received an income supplement.
Education
[eedit | eedit soorce]Thare are 12 schuils an 6,071 students in Kiryat Motzkin, wi 6 elementary schuils (2,724 students) an 6 heich schuils (3,347 students). 58.4% o 12t grade students wur eligible for a matriculation certificate in 2006.
Twin touns - sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kiryat Motzkin is twinned wi:
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "tacomaculture.org - Sister Cities of Tacoma". Archived frae the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "r_irya1" (PDF). Retrieved 8 Julie 2009.
- ↑ http://www.cbs.gov.il/www/publications/local_authorities2003/pdf/t02.pdf
- ↑ ""Kiryat Motzkin, Israel" at the Port of Tacoma website". Archived frae the original on 16 Mairch 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Satellite Image frae Google Maps