Kiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Motzkin
קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Qiryat Móçqin (Motzkin) |
• Also spelled | Kiryat Motzkin (unofficial) |
Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°05′E / 32.833°N 35.083°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Haifa |
Founded | 1934 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tsiki Avisher |
Area | |
• Total | 3,778 dunams (3.778 km2 or 1.459 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 48,001 |
• Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Kiryat Motzkin (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8 kilometres (5 miles) north of the city of Haifa. In 2022 it had a population of 48,001.[1] The city is named after Leo Motzkin (1867-1933), one of the organizers of the First Zionist Congress in 1897. The mayor of the city is Tsiki Avisher.
History
Kiryat Motzkin was founded in 1934, and by 1935 the first school was opened.[2] In 1939, the town had a population of about 2,000 and 345 buildings.[3] Kiryat Motzkin railway station was constructed by British Mandatory Palestine in 1937.
In the
During the
Demographics
According to CBS, in 2006 the ethnic makeup of the city was all
Income
In 2005, there were 17,887 salaried workers and 978 self-employed. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was
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.
Transportation
Kiryat Motzkin is served by
Twin towns – sister cities
Kiryat Motzkin is twinned with:[8]
- Bad Kreuznach (district), Germany
- Bad Segeberg, Germany
- Haßberge (district), Germany
- Kaifeng, China
- Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic
- Nyíregyháza, Hungary
- Orlando, United States
- Radzyń Podlaski County, Poland
- Włodawa County, Poland
Notable people
- Yuval Avidor (born 1986), footballer
- Ofir Mizrahi (born 1993), footballer
- Shuki Schwartz (born 1954), basketball player
- Bar Soloveychik (born 2000), swimmer
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ הינכם מוזמנים להיכנס בשערי אתר האינטרנט של מוזיאון בית גרושקביץ - לתולדות קריית מוצקין Kiryat Motzkin Municipality
- ^ "המשקיף | עמוד 3 | 30 מאי 1939 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
- ^ Kiryat Motzkin city.
- ^ "r_irya1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ http://www.cbs.gov.il/www/publications/local_authorities2003/pdf/t02.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Israel Railways - Kiryat Motzkin". Israel Railways. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ "Kiryat Motzkin city". motzkin.co.il (in Hebrew). Kiryat Motzkin. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
External links
- Official website Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Satellite Image from Google Maps