Kiryat Ono

Kiryat Ono

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Kiryat Ono


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hebname=Hebrew|קִרְיַת אוֹנוֹ
arname=كريات أونو
meaning= Named for biblical town of Ono (Kirya means city area)
founded=1939
type=city
typefrom=1992
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district=ta
population=30,000
popyear=2004
area_dunam=5000

mayor=Yossi Nishri
domain=kiryatono.muni.il

Kiryat Ono ( _he. קִרְיַת אוֹנוֹ, also Qiryat Ono) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. It is located convert|11|km|mi east of Tel Aviv, on what is believed to be the site of the biblical Ono Valley (Nehemiah 10:12). In 2004, it had a population of 30,000. [ [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/il-qiono.html Qiryat Ono (Israel) ] ] The chief rabbi of the city is Rabbi Ratzon Arusi.

History

Kfar Ono, later Kiryat Ono, was established in 1939. In the 1950s, a ma'abara (transit camp for new immigrants) was established nearby. In 1954, the settlement merged with other communities to form Kiryat Ono. It achieved city status in 1992. [ [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/il-qiono.html Qiryat Ono (Israel) ] ]

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. Kiryat Ono has grown significantly in recent years. According to CBS, in 2001 there were 11,200 males and 12,000 females. The population of the city was spread out with 28.1% 19 years of age or younger, 15.5% between 20 and 29, 19.0% between 30 and 44, 18.9% from 45 to 59, 4.5% from 60 to 64, and 13.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.8%.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 9,560 salaried workers and 928 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 7,648, a real change of 10.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 9,706 (a real change of 9.1%) versus ILS 5,760 for females (a real change of 12.6%). The mean income for the self-employed is 9,778. There are 378 people who receive unemployment benefits and 395 people who receive an income guarantee.

Education

According to CBS, there are 9 schools and 3,915 students in the city. They are spread out as 6 elementary schools and 1,883 elementary school students, and 3 high schools (Shazar junior high, Ben Zvi junior high and Ben Zvi High school) and 2,032 high school students. 60.6% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

Ono Academic College, an accredited private college with 8,500 students is located in Kiryat Ono. [ [http://www.ono.ac.il/?CategoryID=380&ArticleID=211 Ono Academic College - PROFILE - ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE ] ]

References

ister cities

* - Drachten, the Netherlands
* - Dormagen, Germany

External links

* [http://www.kiryatono.muni.il/ Official website] he icon


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