Kiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Motzkin
קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat Móçqin (Motzkin) |
| • Also spelled | Kiryat Motzkin (unofficial) |
Mozart Junction in Kiryat Motzkin | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°05′E / 32.833°N 35.083°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tziki Tzvi Avisar (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,778 dunams (3.778 km2 or 1.459 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 48,001 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
| 55,600 (September 2024, unofficial) | |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| Website | www |
Kiryat Motzkin (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8 kilometres (5 miles) north of the city center of Haifa. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2022 it had a population of 48,001. However, as of September 2024, the unofficial population count is 55,600, reflecting significant growth not yet captured in official statistics. 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 Tziki Tzvi Avisar.