Kiryat Motzkin

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. The ceety is named efter Leo Motzkin, ane o the organizers o the First Zionist Congress in 1897. History Kiryat Motzkin wis foondit in 1934, on a sandy patch o land atween the railwey tracks an the Haifa-Acre road. Demographics 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%. The ceety is ranked medium-heich on the socio-economic scale (7 oot o 10) Income 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 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 Kiryat Motzkin is twinned wi: Tacoma, USA, syne 1979 Orlando, USA, syne 2006 Kaifeng, Cheenae Bad Segeberg, Germany References Freemit airtins Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Satellite Image frae Google Maps