Kiryat Motzkin
| Kiryat Motzkin | |||
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| • Hebrew | קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין | ||
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat Móçqin (Motzkin) | ||
| • Also spelled | Kiryat Motzkin (unofficial) | ||
| Arabic transcription(s) | |||
| • Arabic | كريات موصقين | ||
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 Kiryat Motzkin
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| 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 | |||
| District | Haifa | ||
| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | City | ||
| • Mayor | Haim Zuri | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,778 dunams (3.8 km2 / 1.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 39,600 | ||
| Website | www.kiriat-motzkin.muni.il | ||
Kiryat Motzkin (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין, Arabic: كريات موصقين) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8 km north of the city of Haifa. At the end of 2007, the population was 39,600.[1] The city is named after Leo Motzkin, one of the organizers of the First Zionist Congress in 1897.
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[edit] History
Kiryat Motzkin was founded in 1934, on a sandy patch of land between the railroad tracks and the Haifa-Acre road. [2]
[edit] Demographics
According to CBS, in 2006 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs. There were 18,800 males and 20,900 females, with 25.5% of the population 19 years of age or younger, 15.2% between 20 and 29, 19.0% between 30 and 44, 20.1% from 45 to 59, 4.5% from 60 to 64, and 15.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2006 was -0.1%.[3] The city is ranked medium-high on the socio-economic scale (7 out of 10)[4]
[edit] Income
In 2005, there were 17,887 salaried workers and 978 self-employed. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was NIS 6,581, a real change of 0.6% over the course of 2004. Salaried males had a mean monthly wage of NIS 8,773 (a real change of 3.0%) compared to NIS 4,634 for females (a real change of -2.2%). The mean income for self-employed was 6,327. 437 people received unemployment benefits and 2,157 received an income supplement.
[edit] Education
There are 12 schools and 6,071 students in Kiryat Motzkin, with 6 elementary schools (2,724 students) and 6 high schools (3,347 students). 58.4% of 12th grade students were eligible for a matriculation certificate in 2006.
[edit] Twin towns - sister cities
Kiryat Motzkin is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008-06-30. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ tacomaculture.org - Sister Cities of Tacoma
- ^ "r_irya1" (PDF). http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2006/pdf/204_8200.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ http://www.cbs.gov.il/www/publications/local_authorities2003/pdf/t02.pdf
- ^ "Kiryat Motzkin, Israel" at the Port of Tacoma website
[edit] External links
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