Kiryat Motzkin
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| Hebrew | קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין | |
| Arabic | كريات موصقين | |
| Founded in | 1934 | |
| Government | City | |
| District | Haifa | |
| Population | 39 500 (2004) | |
| Jurisdiction | 3 100 dunams (3.1 km²) | |
| Mayor | Haim Zuri | |
| Website | www.kiriat-motzkin.muni.il | |
Kiryat Motzkin (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, five miles north of the city of Haifa. At the end of 2004, the population was 39,500. 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. [1]
[edit] Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs. There were 18,500 males and 20,200 females, with 27.8% of the population 19 years of age or younger, 15.5% between 20 and 29, 18.0% between 30 and 44, 19.6% from 45 to 59, 4.2% from 60 to 64, and 14.8% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 1.8%.
[edit] Income
In 2000, there were 15,326 salaried workers and 878 self-employed. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was NIS 6,175, a real change of 5.7% over the course of 2000. Salaried males had a mean monthly wage of NIS 8,061 (a real change of 6.1%) compared to NIS 4,238 for females (a real change of 2.2%). The mean income for self-employed was 7,077. 808 people received unemployment benefits and 2,377 received an income supplement.
[edit] Education
There are 14 schools and 6,682 students in Kiryat Motzkin, with 8 elementary schools (3,039 students) and 6 high schools (3,643 students}. 66.8% of 12th grade students were eligible for a matriculation certificate in 2001.
[edit] Sister Cities
- Tacoma, Washington (1979) [2]
- Orlando, Florida (2006)
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