Kiryat Malakhi
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| Hebrew | קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי | |
| Name meaning | named after Los Angeles | |
| Government | City (from 1998) | |
| Also spelled | Qiryat Mal'akhi (officially)
Kiryat Malachi (unofficially) |
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| District | South | |
| Population | 19,400 (2005) | |
| Jurisdiction | 5,000 dunams (5 km²) | |
| Mayor | Motti Malka | |
Kiryat Malakhi (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי, also Qiryat Malakhi or Kiryat Malachi) is a city council governed municipality in Israel's Southern District, 17 kilometers from Ashkelon. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2004 the city had a total population of 19,400. Its jurisdiction is 5,000 dunams (5 km²). Moshe Katsav, the eighth President of Israel, was a past mayor of Kiryat Malakhi.
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[edit] History
Kiryat Malakhi, literally "City of Angels," was established in 1951 as a ma'abara, or tent city, to house the masses of Jewish immigrants who arrived during the early days of the state, many of them part of the Jewish exodus from Arab lands. The name was chosen to honor the Jewish community of Los Angeles, California, which contributed much of the funding for its establishment.[1] It later became one of several development towns in the Negev.
Moshe Katsav was elected mayor in 1969 at the age of 24. His younger brother, Lior Katsav, was also mayor of Kiryat Malakhi. The current mayor is Motti Malka.[2]
[edit] Demographics
The arrival of new immigrants from the former Soviet Union and from Ethiopia in recent years has increased the population of Kiryat Malakhi by 40 percent. Some 22,000 people now live in the city.[3]
[edit] Income
According to the CBS, as of 2000, there were 5,692 salaried workers and 458 are self-employed in the city. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is 3,513 shekels, a real change of -3.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of 4,558 shekels (a real change of -3.1%) versus 2,405 shekels for females (a real change of -4.9%). The mean income for the self-employed is 5,471. There were 472 people receiving unemployment benefits and 3,301 people eligible for income supplements.
[edit] Transportation
Kiryat Malakhi's main transportation hub is the Malachi Junction (also known as Tzomet Qastina, after the pre-state Arab village that was located here).
[edit] Education
According to CBS, there are 15 schools and 4,909 students in the city. They are spread out as 10 elementary schools and 2,867 elementary school students, and 9 high schools and 2,042 high school students. 47.9% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
[edit] References
- ^ The Boy next door Jerusalem Post, 19 October 2006
- ^ KKL-JNF Celebrates World Environment Day Jewish National Fund
- ^ Overseas Supplemental Giving/IEF - Projects in Israel - The Negev
[edit] External links
- (Hebrew) Official website
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