Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Migdal ha ʕemq |
| • Also spelled | Migdal HaEmeq (official) |
| Coordinates: 32°40′17″N 35°14′26″E / 32.67139°N 35.24056°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yaki Ben Chaim |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,637 dunams (7.637 km2 or 2.949 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 27,088 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.95% |
| • Arabs | 0.05% |
| Name meaning | Tower of the Valley |
Migdal HaEmek (Hebrew: מִגְדַּל הָעֵמֶק, lit. Tower of the Valley, also officially spelled Migdal HaEmeq, Arabic: مجدال هعيمق) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 27,088.
Migdal HaEmek was established in 1953 as a ma'abara for Jews from Arab countries, before becoming a development town. The original site of the ma'abara was west of the current site, at Shimron hill. There is a tower to the north-east, above the town.
Many Israeli and global high tech companies are located in three industrial parks. Among the companies: Tower Semiconductor, RSL Electronics, KLA-Tencor, CI Systems, Nilit, Vishay Intertechnology, Enzymotec and Flex.